He or slie who can peruse the following little bal-
lad with unmoist eyes and unimpeded respira-
- tion, must be more or less thana man or-wo-
man.-Post.
:z1toM‘TH'n TYNE (NEWCASTLE) MERCURY.
A WINTER MORNING.
It was upon a winter morn‘:
'When snow flakes on the wind were borne,
The keen black frost had scarcely failed,
And sleet and rain by turns assailed-—
I marked, as where in warmth I stood,
And thesight did almost freeze my blood,
A little infant on a stone,
Chilled and shivering, sat alone.
The snow fell thick and fast, yet he
Did never speak, but piteously
Upon each passer with a sigh,
Bent his little tearful eye—
Yet of him notice none was taken,
He seemed to be by all forsaken,
As cold and shivering on the stone,
The little sufferer sat alone.
‘ He asked not aid—he looked for one
Who came not—who, alas I was gone
Forever from him--ne’er was he '
Again that guilty one to see :
Nor e’er again was that sweet boy_
To warm his mother’s heart with joy-«
For she, that morn, upon that stone,
Had left him there to sit alone.
'3
At length his fears his silence broke,
And thus the little lost one spoke :
‘ Alas 5 metliinks she lingers long-—
I cannot see her in the throng,
I strain my eyes to look in vain,
Alas 1 she will not come again-
And yet she promised, when alone
She left me sitting on this stone.
‘ Oh, mother! come to me, for I
.Am cold--and sick—'.:nd verily
Methinks the night begins to fall,
I"or darltness shuts me out from all
I saw before—-I feel not now
The damp snow faliiiig on my brow,
And sure the cold has left this stone,
‘cVhere I have set so long alone.
‘ Come, mother, come I nor tarry longer,
For oh! this weakness still grows stronger;
Come, mother! take me to my home——
How faint I am--come——motlier--conic.’
He said no more--his little breast
Heaved but once, then sunk to rest.
Now calm and colder than -the stone
VVhere first he sat, he lies alone.
But soon that wretched mother came,
VVith her eyes in tears and her heart in flame 3
Oh I-—how she stood in mute surprise
V:Vhen first the visioh met hereyes—
Wlteri first his liltlc‘ face she knew--
So chang-‘d from the last and lovely hue
It were that morn, when she left him alone,
In tempest and storm, on a damp cold stone.
But who shall tell the pangs she felt,
As madly in the snow she knelt
And clasp’d him round in deep distress,
In all his chilling iciness ?
The tear at once forsook her eye, I
And she rais’d a harsh and horrid c‘l‘y,
That seem’d on its rushing wing to hear
The last of her knowledge of grief and care.
Oh ! ne’er will she taste sweet rest again—-
For madness reigns in her troubfed brain,
For her boy she calls through day and night ;
In coldness--in dai-kuess—-in pale moon-light-—
‘ My boy——my boy-— !-—-have you seen my boy E’
Not another thought does her mind employ--
Not a gleam of hope from the past can she bor-
row,
As she wanders along in the grasp ofher sorrow.
FROM THE vrt.L.\GE nnconn.
Most of the writers for the Record, I plainly
see, are young and middle-aged people. One so
old as I" am, hardly thinks it worth while. once in
a whole year, I suppose, to write for a newspa-
per; but I was telling Margaret the other day,’
that a little account of old times would not come
amiss to the young folks. VVe are prone to look
back upon our younger days with pleasure, think-
ing their enjoyinents greater, and their troubles
fewer. Indeed, I am inclined to think so myself,
though my grandfatlier used to say so ofthe days
of his boyhood ; and he confesses that his grand-
mother used to say the same thing: so it may
only be a notion. But it is certainly the case,
that there was, among the people in my youth,
more sincerity in friendsltip, and ardorir in love.
There was it ss of dress—gew-gaw dress, I méan;
but we werethen as tidy and comfortable, and a
great deal war-tner, than now. VVhy l\’Iargaret,
when l courted her, though a young girl of two
and tw::nt‘y, liad a damask silk petticoat, lined with
cotton bittans and quilted; and though a dress,
fit for any day, it was at least half an inch thick,
‘besides a linsey pctticoat under it. Your Crapes
——.your Laghtirns; your silk hose; your super-
fine ten dollar broadcloth ; your kid gl0t‘t:S—-.u'l1y,
they were where they ought to be ; whereas they
are where they ought not to be.
Tlh-‘ill: at our elections, we had such times as
are rioteven known in these days. But few car-
riages were then in use ; but we had lleet.horses,
and our young women, as well as men, were ex-
pert riders. We all met, the whole county of
Chester, atChester, now Delaware _COUnty. ’l‘hei-c
we all had a chance, once a year, to meet our
friends from all parts of the county—-Such cot--
dial ‘ how d'ye do’s’-—-such shaking of hands-we
_ often took our wives or S\VC€3[llC'dl'iS, some on sep-
, aratc horses, and some on pillions, along down to
see their friends and r'elations--\"v’liat a profusion
of good things too. Ah 1 there is now-a-davs
nothing——nothing equal to it. '
VV!1en quite a young man, I have sometimes
taken my girl over a mile or two to a ncighbor’s.
Our winter evenings then, were wonderfully so-
cial ; ‘while the girls warmed us minced pies in
the parlour, and placed a basket of apples upon
the hearth, they still -plied their wheels or their
knittitig——whilc the boys, with one or two neigh.
boring lads, besides myself, sat round a merry
fire in the large, comfortable old-fashioned kitch-
en fire-place, shelling corn. The f,-yg,,g,pa,,
handle was fixed through the handle of a tub, and
fastened with a cob—-Metliinks I can hear it ring
even‘ to this time, when we sometimes strove
which should shell a bushel the sooneilz. , some
of the lads preferred to shell with tha spade--or
shovel, while the little ones sat in the cdr_n.er, lay-
ing up the cobsinto hou"s‘es'. “The-n th ‘task was
over, they would repair into the r09l’(i‘§\Vltll the
girls, chat a while with thetild folks ; t__a§‘.e a glass
of cider, and a piece of pic,,,.,_li;nd perhapbfa roasted
potatoe and satrsage. 50' fit wasia‘ tiriief of pure
comfort and enjoyment. 3
Bless me I ourgirls too were far morf: bloom-
ing than they 'ai'e?_notv-a-days. But I only interi-
ded to write a.few‘.lines, and here is a slieet full.
John is to copy" them off for me. Let thtlm have
a place in the paper, and gratify a man of SEV-
-
Eclgeruort/z’s__ }Weimoz"rs.—-IVIV. Iidgewoi-tli resi-
ded for two years in Lyons, one of the principal
cities in France. He ,i'eco"i'd:=.w‘vatioiis anecdotes
of the Lyonesc society}-‘thle following is§=}pei‘liaj)s
the most memorable ‘ ,
“About this time, a fatal c2.t:ti*tvg‘oplie tlratgbefel
two lovers, made a great noise at Lyoiifi. A
there, in company with a young lady of unbom-
mon beauty, who was his mistress. There, was
something retnarkal_')ly ;’zitt‘rsctive both in the man
and in the woman, and uiéir co_inpany was sought
for with the utmost enthusiasm by all the young
men of that city. The urbanity, liveliness, and
good nature of the young painter, were extolled
in every company. Both he and the lady sang.
and played well on several instruments ; and, by
a variety of other talents, which they €.\'€f(.'ISC(l
without ostentation, they made what is called in
France a great sensatiorz. Their mutual fondness
kept all pretenders to thevlzidyil favor quite KL?
distance, while it excited a lively interest arnong
their acquaintance. There was still, liowever,
something mysterious in their COfl(lUCt._l_0\V5l‘(j£l
each other. that induced an indefinite kind‘iof St}. :3‘
picion. In the midst of gayety or mirth, a look:
or a Slgl1.l)ClZl“:l}'c'tl1l secret anxiety. This anxie3-
ty grad-.ial'iy increased, nottvithstanding the pains
which were taken to concealiiiit. After some
months, the Sit‘a:tg'cl‘ and his m__istl‘c§s in‘.-‘izcd all
their ztrquairit-.\ticc to a superb supper, which they
gave at taking leave of their friends, before their
intendetl dep.~.rtu-.~e from Lyons. VVhen they batlo
larcwcli. they showetl great emotion,_ and hastily
witlnlre-iv before their friends had departed.
I “ Tlicre is, near a convegnt at Lyons, a place,
which was calletl the tomb of the two lovers. On
this spot the bodies of the strangers were found -
the next morning. They hurl shot each other
with pistols, the trig,r;ers of which were so con-
nected by a red till)-it)D, as to go off at the same
moment. At first no trace of their history, or
motiwe for their conduct, could be discovered;
but at length it was ascertained, that the man la-
bored under some incurable disease, to which the
physicians had convincctl him that he must fall a
saci'ilice within a given period. His mistress had .
determined to live no longer than her lover : they
had, therefore, converted whatsoever they pos-
sessed into ready money, which they agreed to
spend in a manner most congenial to their tastes;
and as soon as their funds should be exhausted,
which they had calculated would last to the pre-
dicted period when his disease must end his life,
they had resolved to destroy themselves.”
CZCOT-—'
From the National fldtiorate.
Tl-IE CRITICAL OBSERVER.
‘ If you c/range: your jzlace often, you’l'l meet wit}: a
loss,
For a roiling stone will gather no mass.’
Amongst the many follies which characterize
the short-sighted mortals who inhabit this world,
none occupies a more prominent station than the
one alluded to in the little dogged rhymé with
which this essay is prefaced. It is a mania which
possesses alike, 'the rich and the poor, the high
and the low, the old and the young. Indeed,
nothing is more common than for a person to sup-
pose that he can do much better by removing to
a new country, than by continuing in the spot
which he then occupies; and this too, without
considering whether his ill-luc/c, as it is generally
termed, is not the rather to be ascribed to his own
want of industry and economy, than to the want
of patronage from his neighbours.
This inclination to rove-—-the desire of‘ push-
ing one’s fortune’ in a new country, was a folly
which my uncle could by no means tolerate,
and both by precept and example, he constantly
endeavoured to counteract its baneful effect upon
the minds of those who were so unhappy as to be
infected byit. And ifa residence of near three
years,on one spot,:md a gradual increase oftvealth
and respectability are a correct criterion by which
to form an opinion, no person furnished abetter
example of the advantages attendant upon the
matter in question.
It was an intention which I had avowed of re-
moving to the western country, in order to ‘try
my luck,’ as a farmer, which occasioned my un-
cle Bartholomew-to make the quotation already
alluded to. front an old ballad which he happened
robe reading ; and, although the disrichvas not
very sublime, it possessed sufficient truth to in-
duce me to forego my intention altogether.
Jo/in Ivlrklc was a person "of a very lively turn
of mind. He resided in the village which was
situated near my uucle’s farm, and was one of
my Ct')l'lSldl\l'. companions. It would be useless to
attempt to enumerate the many instances in which
the uneasiness ofhis disposition was manifested.
Butiii none was it more completely exemplified,
than in the choosing of a trade ; for John was in-
tended for a mechanical profession. However,
after trying some live or six, he finally fixed upon
that of a carpenter ; and which, to the great aston-
ishment of his acquaintance, he at length comple-
ted. ‘Hardly, however, had he finished his ap-
prenticeship, than he-conceived the idea of turn-
ing-farmer. Accordingly a farmer he became.
But as John was every thing by starts and nothing
long, he soon became tired of 8',‘gtfEll‘nlt?l‘.:s life, and
he tried that of an £717:-kre/re-r. "This, in a short
time, he likewise relinquished ; and the calling
of a nzcrc/ram was the next thing he embraced ;
but,-as was the case hefore,he was no great length
oftrme a measurer of tape : and as by this time
he hadimbibed the prevalent notion that the cause
of his not increasing in wealth was the fault of
the places which he had successively made the
scene of his exertions, and not his own, h‘e-il"e'ge‘i-.
mined upon removing to a new country ;» whiidli
young painter, of considerable eminence, came .
determination was duly carried into effect. Herc, ,
er ; and his avocations were almost as numerous
as those of the famous Caleb Quote)». But they
were losing concerns ; and therefore. ‘ after fig-
uring away his little hour’ in each, be returned
to his native village, to follow his business as a
chiipenter ! Thus, from a state of comparative
independence, hs was reduced almost to beggary, .
and this too, merely fromwerifying the old say-
ing, ‘ cz rolling stone gathers no mass.’
There are a great many John Fickles_no‘w-a-
days. To such I will merely say, in the words of
my uncle,
‘If you change your place often yon’ll meet with
,1, a loss,
For a rolling stone will gather no moss.
———-at--:2:--it-——
_, 1-; ‘A MODERN NERO.
Tbefcllqtving is an extract from a very inte-
resting.-}:j.§r‘>:r'~k‘ientitled ‘ Memoirs of the Mexican
Re\'olutiifii~,’1_by W. D. Robinson, who was for a
longtime held by the Royalists as a prisoner in
South America.
Character oi Don Maria Felix Callejah, denomi-
nated the cruel.
‘ Callejah now entered the city of Guanaxuato
as the conqueror, and there exhibited his vindic-
tive and cruel disposition without restraint. Reti-
dered furious by the timely retreat of I-lidalgn.
and at the conduct which the inhabitants of that
city had displayed in favor of the rebellion, be de-
termined to make an example so dreadful, as
should strike terror into the rcvolted provinces.
The sacrifice of the prisoners taken at the bat-
tle of Marfil was not enough to satiate his vindic-
tive spirit. ' He glutted his vengeance on the de-
fenceless populace of Guanaxuato. Men, wo-
men and c‘nildi-en, were driven by his orders, into
the gt-eatsquare, and several thousand (it is said
fourteen) of these wrctclies, were butchered in
the most barbarous manner. The principal foun-
tain of the citywas overflowing with blood, and,
far from conct‘ali‘ng these savage acts. Callejah,
in his tlcspatelics, cxults in the honor of commu-
nicating to the viceroy the intelligence that he had
purged the city of its rebt-:llious population. The
dply apology offered for the mode of sacriiice
wins,‘ that it would have wasted too much powder
arltl ball to have shot them, and that, therefore,
on a principle of economy, their throats were cut.
This monster soon received proof of their sat-
isfaction with his conduct. They appointed him
to succeed Vane-gas in the viceregal power.
No sooner was be seated in the supreme chair
of state, than terror spread throughout the em-
pire. Murder, fire, and devastation were dealt
out with u merciless band, and neither age, sex,
nor condition, could repress the rage of this bar-
barian. ' These his qualifications appeared tohave
met with honors. lie was created count of Cale-
dron ; and snbstquently appointed to the com-
mand ofthe expedition formed at Cadiz, for the
subjugation of South America. Fortunately,
that expedirion has failed, and happy is it for A-
mericans that Callc-jab did not again pollute the
soil of their country ; for bad he landed on it, his
hands would again have been dyed in blood, and
his ears again delighted with deep breathed mal-
edictions.’
-*€l-'3lC~~Kl-—~
From tire Con:-om’, JV. I12 Patriot.
IW’e last week mt-r-.tioncd the melancholy occur-
rclnce at'New-Chest since which we have been
able to collect the following particulars. Mr.
William Foliansbee and his wife, on the evening
of the 13th inst. had gone to a r.eighlior’s house
about half a mile tlistanl to spend the evening—-
leuving all their children at home, the eldest_be-
ing in his 12th year. About the hour of nine,
the gentleman of the liousr: where they were vis-
iiing, huppehlllg at the door, discovered a lightin
Folluiisbec’s house, and inquired if he left any
shavings in the house, that the children might
burn ? He answered, No. The alarm being thus
given. the parents flew towards their dw_elling,
with zi mournful prescntiment of their calamity.
Brit all struggle was vain ; ere they could reach
the honse,the smoky column had ascended through
the roof, leaving only a terrific and devouring
sheet of iiame. The two eldest children, it ap-
peared, had made some attempts to escape’;
while the others lay apparently asleep in their
beds, the-ir little arms twined about each other in
all the innocent fondness of infancy and love. A
sense of their su..ering had not probably aroused
them, and the sweet sleep into which they fell,
was to them the repose of death. The bodies of
the six children, after the spectators had tried in
vain to extricate them, could be distinctly seen in
the midst of the fiery element. It is impossible
to tell how the fire originated, although from an
appearance of earlier burning in a bed room, in
which the small children were accustomed to put
away their play things, it is thought that by a
spark from a candle, or some other light carried
into that room, the fire might have been commit-
nicated. The few remaining bones and cinders
of the children were collected on the following
day by the neighbors and deposited in a coflin,
and on the 15th were interred in common form.
The names and ages of the children were as fol-
lows: Thomas, in his l‘2th year; Judith, in her
10th; Peter, in her 8th; Abigail, in her 6th;
VVilliam, in his 4th, and John, in his 2d. These
composed the whole family of Mr. 1"ollans;laec.-—
Childless and liouseless, he is now dependant on
the charities of the merciful ; who, if they cannot
soothe the heavy alllictions of the bereaved pa-
rent, may at least administer to his wants, of the
comforts and necessaries of life. 'tVe cannot
dwell upon the particulars ofa scene so dreadful ;
any mind can picture to itself the awful details.
A subscription is in circulation in the city of
New-York, ‘ for the relief of Samuel Hand, late of
Dcvonshii-e, England, and his family, consisting
of a wife, six children, and one grand child, who
embarked at Liverpool on board the Caledonia,
Capt. Struthers, for New-York in Oct. last ; who
brought all his ell'ects-consisting of more that 2,50
pounds sterling in money, the fruits of a long life
of industry and economy, besides baggage and
stores sufficient fo sustain him and his family till
he reached his son, who is settled in the interior
of the 5l{ ;(_)_l:gI.\lt;\V-Y0t'k, and to render his situa-
lion com‘ I. liable rérough the winter; allwliicn:
t0gCll1el‘};'\‘$'f,’lll;il‘f..lllfs,cb ldest daughter, the widowetl
mother hflliie grand child, were lost with the
said ship on the Jersey shore near Long Ilranch,
on the night of the
ing a single suit of clothes for
l.
Ci‘,
3.
' however, .'lohti’s removals were -as frequent as ev- l landed from the wreck with no covering to pro-' .
teci them from the frosty waves and the midnight
winter's blast, save the garments in which they
slept and a blanket thrown over them by a sailor -
after they left the wreck. In the boat which up.’
set in attempting to land were several ofthe child.
ren, besides the unfortunate widow, who were
thrown on shore by the waves in nearly alifeless
state, and saved only by the exertions of the in.
hahitants who came toytbeirassistance. - Thus he
finds himself, in a strange land without. the means
of prosecuting his journey, or alleviating the bun.
ger of his children, except through the aid of the
charitable and humane citizens of New-York.’
Dz'.s-tresaing-—Mr. Samuel VVltitlock and his
son, of Castleton, Vt. while attending a burning
coal pit through the night, went to sleep in a tent
near the pit; and by some cause or other, the
straw on which they lay took fire, and the young‘
man fell avictim to the flames. The father was.
badly burnt, but is recovering.
In digging a cellar near Portsmouth, a human
skeleton, 7 feet in length, was dug up. 'I‘he skull
was very thick, and the upper jaw had teeth all
around. A few days after another was discover-
ed. The arc supposed to be the remains of two
of the natives.
The Gazette de France announces that a young
French traveller, the nephew of Count Molien,
has succeeded in penetrating to Tombuctoo from
Senegal. His family have received a letter from
him dated in that celebrated city hitherto unknown.
to Europeans, and which the unfortunate Mungo
Park had twice, in vain, attempted to approach,
_.._.
MoN*rnEAr., Dec. 13.
. Singular.--About 13 months ago, in the vicin-
ity of Grand River, aman was wounded by adis-
charge of small sh :; but soon after recovered
and appeared to enjoy perfect health. He, how-
ever, lately died suddenly, and the body being
opened by a surgeon to ascertain the cause of his
decease, one of the shot was found in the left ven-
lricle of the brain. How it happened that a part,
injury to which has invariably been deemed fatal,
should be penetrated by, and contain an extran-
eous substance, during so long a time, and yet the
person not only survive, but feel no serious incorr-
.‘/f-'n1enC_ea is a question not uninteresting to phys-
iognomrsts.
JVOTICE.
ASH, and the highest price, paid for GREEN
' HIDES, by Jesse B. Scribner, at the old
tand in Saugatuck, who has on hand SOLE-
LEATHER, ofNew-Yor ; and Cummington Tan-
nery : also, MOROCCO, all which will be sold
as low as can be bought in New-York, for cash or
exchanged for Hides.
Saugatuck, Nov. 7.
UST published and for sale by the subscriber
wholesaleand retail,
, lVIidd1ebrook’s Almanack,
for 1821. C
Sold also by Josiah B. Baldwin, Bookseller,
Bridgeport, and the different Post Riders from
the Gazette Office. ,_ . . P. PRICE,
HEN a cure for one dollar, or at mos'l:,;
two dollars, can be obtained for a cot’)
the chest, wheezing, pain in the side, spitting of
blood, a strained stomach, Src. must it not be
a matter of surprise that we see the obituary daily
swelled with deaths, occasioned principally by
colds 3 On an average, at least E11,?-=’ One /imzdred
and jif/y lizoustind /zcrsons (lie annually of coli-
sumption, originating principally from 4 taking
cold, cmnzr.e’ncing with cough, then difficulty of
breathing and pain in the side,atlenglh the lungs
become aPr'ected, consumption ensues, and death
closes the scene. Alas ! too often does prejudice,
by listening to some‘, and adopting the opinion of
others prevail ; thereby preventing a trial of such
medicines as might afford relief, under the idea.
that no relief can be obtained. Scarce a case oc-
curs, but may be relieved by the timely applica-
tion of 1311. llisi.i=i-;‘s AS'I‘HhlA'I‘IC P1LI.sl I 1
.4s a /rroqf 0f«w/riclz, the ‘following i7z.’crcstz'72g
cures are subnzittcrl to /.'ut'2Ir'r jzcrzzsal :
513° MR. STETSOi‘v',
Of Hanover, was 9 years alllictedl with violen
pain in his right breast, attended at times with
great difficulty of breathing, and wholly incapable
of attending business ; after liaving tried in vain
all other medicine, was cured, and his health per-
fectly restored by two boxes of these pills. ,
./In elderlg/Lady, her daughter and grant'l-daugh-
ter, of Boston, were each dreadfully afliicted with
asthma arid difi’iculty ol’breathing,were all oftheim
}‘_ """:‘.§,_l’(l‘l"t3(l»‘.[_0 perfect health by 7 boxes.
' ‘Wpf Salem, had been many years
severe] ruielaitgxvitii a violent cough and dill}-
culty o__ 4_w§li.ifig, was cured by two boxes ; his
slcepw‘a' ‘e'stored on the second night, winch
had been broken for many years.
./I Lady of Boston, turned of 60, was severely
affiictcd with a vi«.,~Ient cougli, pain in the sidc,at
times spitting of blood, could not lie. down in her
bed for 4 years, could not sleep but at short inter-
vals, was restored to perfect health on taking 3
boxes.
These pills give instant case in all cougl1S,C"ld3
asthmas, difficulty of breathing‘, wlieezing, tight-
ness ofthe chest, strained stomach, con:-tu mptiofls
pain in the side, spitting of blood, chillncss and
shiverings, the forerunners of rr.al°g-nant fc'.‘er.<.,
&C. ; common colds are removed in a few hours 3
the aged will experience relief equally agreeable
and instantaneous, even when the lungs are al-
fected. -‘§fi,==‘.4skfor ‘Dr. ’tclfe’s 1‘-.stl*.nratic l°ills..
One box, contairzing I2 /zz'[!.s=, freyuem‘.’y c;,,r’.7?.'cls a
cure. '0 fzrevcnt iznfzosizion the outside printed
wrapper is signed ‘W’. T. Conway.’———0b.sc-re:
this as you -ua.’u.~: /zeal.’/1.’ Prepai ed and sold \:'lIC‘t(‘.-0
sale by the sole l>!'0l“'i€l‘"'a IV. '1'. ('0.-W!-'.='-"'s~ ll?!"-
ist, No. 1, Bumstead Place, Common-street, Bus.
ton, and retailed by special appnintuient by
B, 8: C. ISAACS, Norwalk. Seymour Jarvis,
Stamford, Stiles Nichols, Bridgeport. and by
most Booksellers, Druggiosts, and Post-Masters‘,
tliroughout the Union, where may be had all
those justly esteemed and highly approved Med-
28th of Dec. last, not except- ~ Cir!‘-'5: l"‘€P‘“'°
the children, who l 0*‘ 515‘ ll‘-W35 3°” 55'
d by W’. T. Conway. Price $1,.»
cold, asthma, diliiculty of breathing, tightness”=i3f:"
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