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FROM THE YANKEE.
THE GERISTI.a.N’S IZEPGSE.
0, where should the soul of the Christian repose,
‘t","lien the dark waves of trouble are dashing
around ?
Vhere seek for a shelter to hide from his woes?
And where should his hope of deliv’r::nce be
found ? »
Can the joys of the world-—can the pleasures of
sense,
To his wild throbbing bosom extend a relief?
0, no ll-—-they are tritles, which cannot dispense
To the soul of the mourner ‘.1 solace for gI'lcf_
':"t:t tvhenceis that comfort which breaks on his
soul ? ._
The shadows of darkness before it have flown-—
No more-the rude waves of €l(lV€l'Sil)’ roll,
For the tempest is still’d by his Saviour alone.
The 1'-..intm-.: tvf,,ll0pC now appears to his view,
A‘n_d l-‘aith, as she points to the heart-cheating
Silinv
Bidshis spirit believe that ‘ the witness’ is trtte,
And the rays, which illutnine his pathtvay, di-
‘vim’.
C), blesthe the spirit which never shztll stray
lfmnt the garden of grace to a tvorldly abode-—'
'l‘ltc light of religion sltall beam on her way,
A beacon of glory to lead her to God. ‘
liiiscellany.
- l_".l‘he following is copied from a little work
which has made its appearance in New-York, en-
ill’-icli the ‘ Sketch Book,’ said to be from the pen
of Nice/aingten I:'1ti.n_q, Esq. The Hudson \Vhig
-r.-bset-ves :--‘ Tlte atlfectittg tale of‘ '1"/I6 1’Vl_'/3-Gil"
our opitrioin, is the most beautiful eulogium on
the female character that we have ever met with.
The warm hearted bachelor, who reads it, will
lament the necessity Wlllcll obliges him to F re-
main as he is.’]
THE TVIFE.
The lrcrnruzcs ty" the deep are not so ;;.“rcio2zs
As are the concralea’ comforts of a man
Lcclfrl up in mom‘-71.’: love 1 scuzl the air
(If blt.s.s'ings, mhrn I come ltnt m°£'zr'£hc_hmzsc.
What (1 delicious brcabtt 91za2'n'a__g‘e .’5‘(‘72tf.s' forth,
'1 he riolct bcd’s not swecl5r.'. [Mzntthsrotm
I have often had occasion to remark the forti-
(ude with which women sustain the most over-
‘whelrning reverses of fortune. Those disasters
which break down the spirit of a man, attd: 13‘:-os.
‘(rate him in the dust, seem to call for'.hr‘alql'tl.te
energies ofthe softer sex, and give such intre_p‘id-
ity and elevation to their character, that at times
it approaches to strhlimity. Nothing can be
more touching than to behold a soft and tender
female, who has been ‘all weakness and depend-
ence, and alive to every trivial roughness while
treading the prosperous paths of life,’ suddenly
rising in mental force, to be the comforter and
supporter cf her husband, Ulldcl‘ misfortune, and
abiding, with unsht-inking firmness, the bitterest
blasts of adversity.
As the vine which has long twined its graceful
foliage around the oak, and been lifted by it into
sunshine, will, when the hardy plant is rifted by
the thunderbolt, cling round it with its caressing
tcndrils, and bind up its shattered boughs ; so it
is beautifttlly ordered by providence, that woman,
as ho is the mere dependant and ornatnent ofiman
in his happier hours, should be his stay and so-
lace when smitten with sudden calamity, winding
herself into the rugged recesses of his nature,
tenderly supporting. the drooping head, and bind-
ing-—ttp the broken heart. ’
I was once congratulating a friend, whohad a-
round him a blooming family, knit together by
the strongest affection. ‘ I can wish you no bet-
terl-lt,’ said he, with enthusiasm, ‘ than to have
a-wif: and cltildren—-it you are prosperous, there
they are to share your prosperity ; if otherv. isc,
there they are to comfort you.’ Atttl, indeed, I
have observed, that married men falling into mis-
fortune, are more apt to retrieve their situation
in the world, than single men: partly because
they are more stifnulatetl to exertion, by the ne-
cessities of the helpless and beloved beings who
depend on them for subsistence ; 1301 Chlcfly 116°
cause their spirits are soothed and relie'.»'etl by do-
'mesti‘c' endeat'm‘ents, and their self-respect kept a-
live by finding, that though all abroad is darkness
and ltumiliation, yet there is still a little WOl'l(.l.0li
love,of whichithey are monarchs. \Vhereas a
single man is apt to run to waste and self-n'eglec't;
to fancy himself lonely and abandomds and his
heart to fall to ruin like some deserted -mansion
for want of an inhabitant.
These observations call to mind a little domes-
tic story, of which was once a‘ vvitness. My
intimate friend, Leslie, hadmarried‘ it beautiful
and accotxtplisltetl girl, who had been brought up
in the midst of fashionable life. She had,. it is
4 ‘true, no fortune. blltilllat of my ftientl was am-
ple ; and he delighted in the anticipation of in-
dulging her in every elegant pursuit, and admin-
istering to those delicate tastes and fancies, that
spread a kind of witehety about the sex. ‘Her
life,’ said he, ' shall be like a fairy tale.’ »
The very difference in their characters produ-
ced an harmonious combination :‘ he was of a ro-.
mantic and somewhat serious cast; ‘she was all
life and gladness. I have often noticed the mute
rapture with which he would gaze upon her in
company, of which her sprightly powers made
her the delight ; and how,in the midst of applause
her eye would still turn to him, as if there she
alone sought favor and acceptance. VVht:n lean-
ing on his arm, her slender form contrasted fine-
ly with his tall, manly person. The fond confi-
ding air with which she looked up to him, seem-
ed to call forth a flush of triumphant pride and
cherishittg tenderness,'as if he doated on his love-
ly burthen for its very helplessness. Never did
a couple set forward.nn the flowery path of early
and well-suited marriage, with a t"airer prospect
of felicity. *
It was the mishap of my friend, however, to
have embarked his lbrtttne in large speculations ;
and he had not been married many months,.when,
by a succession of sudden disasters, it was swept
from him, and he found himself reduced altnost
to penury. For a time he kept his situation to
himself, and went about with a haggard counte-
nance, and a breaking heart. His life was but a
protracted agony ; and what rendered it more in-
supportable, was the necessity of keeping up a
smile in the presence of his wife; for he could
not bring himself to overwhelm her with the
news. She saw, however, with the quick eyes
of affection, that all wasnot well with him. bhe
marker] his altered looks and stifled sighs, and
was not to be deceived by his sickly and vapid at-'
temps at cheerfulness. She tasked all her
sprightly powers and tender blandishments to win
him back to happiness ; but she only drove the
arrow deeper into his soul. The more he saw
cause to love her, the more torturing was the
thought that he was soon to make her wretched.
A little while, thought he, and the smile will van-
ish from that cheek-—the song will die away
from those lips—the lustre of those eyes will be
quenched with sorrow ; and the happy heart
which now beats lightly in that bosom, will be
weighed down by the cares and miseries of the
world. -
At length he came to me, one day, and related
his whole situation in atone of the deepest des-
pair. \Vhcn I had heard him tht'.ough,‘I inqui-
red, ‘ does -your wife know all this ?’ At the
question heburst into an agony of tears. '- For
God’s sake,’ cried he, ‘if you have any pity on
me, don’t mention my wife; it is the thought of
her that drives mealmost to madness 1'
‘ And why not ?’ said..I.‘ _ ‘ She must know it
sooner or later: you cannot keep it long from
her, and the intelligencemay break in upon her
in a more startling manner, than if imparted by
you rself ; for the accents ofthose we love soften
the harshesttidings. Besides, you are depriving
yourself of the comforts of her sympathy; and
not merely that, but also endangering the only
bond that can keep hearts together—an unreserv-
ed community of thought and feeling. She will
soon perceive that something is secretly praying
upon your mind _: and true love will not brook re-
serve, but feels undervaluetl and outraged, when
even the sorrows of those it loves are concealed
from it.’ _
‘ Oh, but, my friend! to think what a blow I
am to give all her. future prospects—how I am
to strike her very soul to the earth, by telling
Klitfitt that her husband is _a beggar !-—that sheis to
forego all the elegancies oflife—all the pleasures
‘of society-—to shrink with me intoindigence and
obscurity I to tell her that I have dragged her
down from the sphere in which she might have
continued to move in constant brightness——the
light of every eye—--the admiration of every
h‘ea‘r't ! How can she bear poverty? she has
been brought up in all the refinements of opti-
lence. How can she bear neglect ? she has been
the idol of society. Oh, itwill break her heart,
it will break her heart E’--- '
Isaw his grief was eloquent, and let it have
its now ;" for sorrow relieves itself by words.——-
\Vhen his paroxysm had subsided, and he had rc-
lapsed into moody silence, I resumed the subject’
gently, and urged him to break his situation at
once to his wife. He shook his head mouthful-
ly, but positively.-
.‘ But how are you to keep it from her 1 his
necessary she should know it, that you may take
the steps proper to the alteration of your circum-
stttttces. You must change your style of living
—nay,’ observing a pang to pass across his coun-
tenance, ‘ don’t let that afliict you. _I am sure
you have never placed your happinessin outward
show-—you have yet friends-, warm friends, who
will not think the worse of you for beingless
splendidly lodged : and sure it does not require a
palace to be happy with l\’lary’—-
' ‘I could be happy with her,’ cried he convul-
sively, ‘ in a hovel l-I could go down with her
into poverty and the dust 1-I could--I could !’
cried he, bursting into a transport of grief and
tenderness. ‘ '
‘ And believe me, my friend,’ said I, grasping
him warmly by the hand, ‘ believe me, she can
be the same with you. Aye, more, it will be a
source of pride and triut’rph to her-"--it will call
forth all the latent energies and fervent sympa-
thies of her nature; for she will rejoice to prove
that she loves you for yourself‘. There is in eve-
ry true woman’s heart a spark of heavenly fire,
which lies dormant in the broad daylight ofpros-
petity ; but _which kindles up and beams and bla-
zes in . the dark hour of adversity. No man
knows what the wife of his bosom is—-‘no man
knows what a ministering angel shc is—until he
has gone with her through the fiery trials of this
world.’ - ‘ . V
There was something in the earnestness of
my manner, and the figurative style of my latt-
guage, that caught the excited imagination of
Leslie. I knew the auditor I had to deal with ;
and, following up the impression, I finished by
persuading him to go home and unburden his
sad heart to his wife. -
I must confess I felt some little solicitude for
the result. ‘\Vho can calculate an the fortitude
of one whose life has been a round of pleasures ?
Her gay spirits might revolt at the dark paths of
low humility, suddenly pointed out before her,
and might cling to the sunny regions in which
they had hitherto revellcd. Besides, ruin in fash-
ionable life is accompanied by so many galling
«ntortiftcations, to which, in other ranks, it is a
stt-anger.—ln short, Icould not meet Leslie, the
next morning, without trepidation. lie had made
the disclosure. ' .
‘ And how did she bear it.-’
y ‘ Like an angel ! It seemed rather to be a re-
lief to her mind, for she threw her arms around
my neck, and asked if this was all that had lately
made me so unhappy—-but, poor girl,’ added he,
‘ she cannot realize the change we mttst under-
go. She has no idea of poverty but in the ab-
stract; she has only read of it in poetry, where
it is allied to love. She feels as yet no privation_ ;
she experiences no want of accustomed conven-
irnces or elegancies. 'When we come practic-
’but the tears gushed into his eyes. And he has
ally to experience its sordid cares, its paltry
wants, its petty humiliations—-then will be the
real trial.’ " ‘
‘ But,’ said I, ‘ now that you have got over the
severest task, that of breaking it to her, the soon-
er you let the world into the secret the better.—-
‘fhe disclosure may be mortifying : but then it is
a single misery, and soon over ; whereas you oth-
erwise suffer it in anticipation, every hour in the
day. It is not poverty, so much as pretence, that
harrasses a ruined man——the struggle betweena
proud mind and an empty purse—the keeping up
a hollow show that must soon come to an end.—-
Have the courage to appear poor, and you dis-‘
arm poverty of its sharpest sting.’ On this
point I found Leslie perfectly. prepared. He
had no false pride him"self,.and as to his wife, she
was only anxious to conform to their altered for-
tunes. ’
Some days afterwards he called upon me in
the evening. ‘He had disposed of his dwelling
house, and taken a small cottage in the country,
a few miles from town. He had been busied all
day in sending out furniture. The new estab-
lishment required few articles, and those of the
simplest kind. All the splendid furniture of his
late residence had been sold, excepting his wifo’s
harp. That was too closely associated with the
idea of herself; it belonged to the little story of
their loves; for some of the sweetest moments
of‘ their courtship, were those when he had lean-
ed over that instrument, and listened to the melt-
ing tones of her voice. I could not but smile at
this instance of romantic gallantry in a doating
husband. '
He was now going out to the cottage, where
his wife had been all -day, superintending its ar-
rangement. My feelings had become interested
in the progress of this family story, and as it was
a line evening,'I offered to accompany him.
He was wearied with the fatigues of the day,
and as he walked out fell into a fit of gloomy mu-
sing.
‘ Poor Mary!’ at length broke with a heavy
sigh, from his lips.
‘ And what of her,’ asked I-, ‘ has any thing
happened to her 2’
‘ VVhat,’ said he, darting an impatient glance,
‘ is it nothing to be reduced to this paltry situa-
tion—to be caged in a miserable cottage-to be
obliged to toil almost in the menial concerns ofa
wretched habitation ?’ '
‘ Has she then repined at the change?’
‘ Repined 1 she has been nothing but sweetness
and good humor. Indeed, she seems in better
spirits than I have ever known her ; she has been
to me all love, and tenderness and comfort E’
‘ Agmirable girl 1’ exclaimed I. ‘ You call
yourself poor, my friend ; you never was so rich-
yott never knew the boundless treasures ofexcel-
lencc in that woman.’ . ’
‘ Oh, but my friend, if this first meeting at the
cotta e were over, I think I could then be com-‘
fortable. But this is her‘ first day of real expe-
rience : she has been introduced into a humble
dwelling--she has been employed all day in ar-
ranging its miserable equipments--she has for
the first time known the fatigue: of a domestic
employment-—she has for the first time looked
around her on a home destitute of every thing
elegant, and almost convenient; and may now
be sitting down, exhausted and spiritloss; brood-
ing over a prospect of future poverty.
‘ There was"a degree of probability in this pic-
ture that I could not gainsay, so we walked on
in silence.-
After turning from the main road, up a narrow
lane, so thickly shaded by forest trees’, as_to give
it a complete air of seclusion, we came in sight
of the cottage. It was humble enough in its
appearance for the most pastoral poet; and yet
it had a pleasing rural look. A wild vine had
overrun one end with a profusion of foilage-; a
few trees threw their branches gracefully over it,
and Iobserved several pots of flowers tas-teful. I
disposed about the door, and on the grass pl'ot,:j:n
front. A small wicket gate opened upon a foot
path that wound round the shrubbery to the door.
Just as we approached, we heard the sound of
music-—Leslie grasped my arm ; we paused and
listened. It Vt as ll/lary’s voice, in the style of the
most touching simplicity, singing. a little air of
which her husband was peculiarly fond. ,
I felt Leslie’s hand tremble on my arm. H_e
stepped forward to hear more distinctly. ‘Hts
step made a noise on the gravel walk._ A bright
beautiful face glanced out at the window, and
vanislted, a light footstep was heard’-—and l\:lary
came tripping forth to meet us. She was In a
pretty rural dress of white; a few wild flowers
were twisted in her line hair; a fresh bloom was
on her check; her whole countenance beamed
with smiles--I had never seen her look so lovely.
‘ My dear George,’ cried she, ‘ I am so glad
you are come ; I have been watching anti watch-
ing for you 3 and running down the lane; and
looking out for you. I’ve set out a table under a»
beautiful, tree behind the cottage ; and. gathered
some of the most delicious strawberries, for I
know you are fond of them—-and We 113"? Such
excL.t1e,,,;_,-_,~eam.... very thing is so sweet and .
still here----Oh !’ sa my , putting her arm with-
in his, and looking up brightly in his face, ‘ Oh,
we‘ shall be so snug!’
Poor Leslie was overcome.--He caught, her
to his bosom—he folded his arms around her--—
he kissed her again and again—he could not speak
often assured me, that though the world has since
gone prosperously with him, and his life has been
a happy one, yet never has he experienced a mo-
ment of such unutterable felicity.
——-n--;'.:-0-"-—~ A
7 The following toast was given in New—Hamp-
shire on the 5th inst :— ‘
‘ Gov. Bell—-May he not prove
brass and a tinkling cymbal.’
A volunteer toast given on the 5th inst. at VVis-
casset :—
‘ T/to I’!/'o7.tders of the .«‘Igc-—-A steam-ship--an
lceberg——a Sea Serpent-—-and a Dandy on a Ve-
to be sounding
M85335. PRxt:'t'r;tts--Vfiitli the addition of the
vowel E, the Inscription published in your 135:
will be rendered very intelligible.-—Thus,
Persevcrc ye perfect man...
E-oer keep these Brecepts Ten.
Yours, Ste. 1;, g_
_.._..
./I-I../{S .' A-L./IS .’—--A person ibemoaning the
ing the respective happiness of the married and
single states, exclaimed, ‘ \Vhat can make me
bitter cup ofa bachelor go down 1'’ A wit in the
company, assuming thetone and manner of the
complainant, exclaimed, ‘ a loss .’ a {ass !'
tugal,who had home the characterof afree-think.
er was dying. A Jesuit "confessed him, and held
a crucifix before him, exclaiming, ‘See! mate
_is the God whom you have so often offended 1-...
do you know him I’ ‘ 0 yes,’ replied the'sculp-
tor, ‘I mode it;’ .
Upon the late Dr. .lohnson’s return from a
tour to Scotland, at lady-at whose; house he called,
got ready what is called "a hotch-potch for dinner-.
After the Doctoy had tasted it, she took an op-
portunity of asking if it was " good ? 6 Very»
good---fo.r hogs,’ answered thc vd0gi[°r__( ,1,e,'~,.
pray,’ said the lady, ‘let me help you to a little
more.’ ’
_ An hungry Irishman, lately in London, mista-
king a barber’.s shop_for.an eating house, bolted
1n,an;l desired to be ervrd. The barber suppo-
‘° be Shalmli kno, xed. up a bation of soap-studs,
backwards to set his razor. Pat, without waiting‘
for grace, ‘slipped up the‘:-tuds and swallowed the
‘Vaslkball ;. and On the barber returning with the’
razor, his guest coolly observed, ¢ There is no-
occaston for a kmfe, honey ; your soup was very
goothbut the_turnip was not quite boiled enough :’
So paying his penny, he bade the astonished bar-
ber good morning. .
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are duly appreciated by the —numerott‘s patrons
of the historical paper which he conducted (Faring
the late war; while his talents as a writer, whetlj
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Caution. I
A TOLEN from the subscriber, an or about
the 7th of May last, from on board the
sloop Vermont, of Norwalk, a note of hand‘, es-
ecuted bythe subscriber, in favor of Aaron Ly-
,0na or order, for thirty-two dollars and fifty cents,
'payable in sixty days from date ; and sundry oth-
‘er. articles. The note was stolen by TIMOTHY
BF-NEDI‘C'I‘a formerly of South-Salem ; and it is
same person. Benedict is about fifty-seven years
of age, five feet ten inches high, grey hair, and
a very grave look and smooth tongue; and it is
suspected he has executed other states of the
same import. A reward of Ten Dollars and
reasonable charges will be paid to any person ap-
prehending said Benedict, and securing him in
any jail in the United States, andgivlng inform-
ation thereof to the subscriber, at Norwall-t-, state.
of Connecticut. DANIELf JAMES.
July 9. 4 53 3:
New Establishment.
Thomas Evans,
_ (' From England.) ._ ‘
COPPER, BRASS, SHEET-IRON, and
TIN PLATE VVORKER,
ESPECTFULLY informs his friends, and
the nblic in general, that he has taken a
house in orwalk, near the Bridge, where he
carries on the above business in all its various
branches. Orders from those who. will please
to favor him with their custom willbe thankfully
received, and executed with dispatch. I-Ie pled-
ges himself to execute his work equal, if not su-
perior, to any done in this country. For sale a
general assortment of STOVES and STOVE-
PIPES. Best double Block‘-tin Goods of every-
description, manufactured. Copper, Brass, and
Iron neatly tinned. Every articlein the above
branches repaired at shot-tnotice.
KP Good prices given for old Elopper,
Pewter, and Lead. _
Norwalk, May 8, l8t9.
,Not1ce.
HE death of Mr. Cl-IARI..‘.‘:.3 O. CAN.\’0;-’,
has closed the concern of B:~:'r1‘s E9‘ CAN-
NON, and all those indebted to the said firm are‘
requested to make im,tne.dia1e pztymcnt. The
stock of Goods on hand will be sold at very re-
duced prices. " \‘F. M. B l~'.’i"l'S.
5/I.-_ Sm
locipcde ' ' "
Norwalk, July 5, 1819.
uncomfortable prospect of celibacy, and compat-- “‘
T/re Scuilfztor and the (rad.-—-A sculptor in Por-'
sing from the lengtch of his heard that he,wished ' .
and placing itbefdre him with a tvasl_;.ban, ,,,.,,‘,t' . »
er in verse or prose (more especially the former) ’
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