. 1-‘ROM TH-E coLu1vtoiltN.
‘ ./Ind dost thou ask wlzat secret woe _
I burn‘, corrazling joy and y0zLtlI.’—I3YRON.
There is a spell that binds my heart
‘Nithin a ‘melancholy. mood-— "
-.\'-or time can tear its‘ folds apart,
Nor niirtli begttil-e its solitude.
It is the spell of faded liours‘, I
\Vh‘eu _v0t1ng~ 1tffct:li0l"l’$ buds i'v'er'e nevi",
And hope illumed the rosy flowers
‘.Vi=.h a serene and smiling hue.
: is the thought of other years,
Years fresh in love and tenderncss--
Before the eye was known to tears,
Q r the food bosom felt distress‘.
'Wlien=o’er the early march of life
l{ope’s golden banner was unfurl’d,
And waved unshaken by the strife,
. The wintery tempests ofthc world.‘
Vv’hen not :1 shade of sorrow. swept
Along life’s fair unrufiled sea,
And all my soul enraptured slept
In low.-‘s (lciightfm gitchery.
I: <v:=,=_——-it '-.v.“~.s the dream of heaven ;
In all the r:s’.nbov.r's glory drest-—
Anti lovely as the gem of even
That spsu-kles on the dark blue west.
My hlnssonis at-it l1t:l’c_(I on the stem ’.
"l'is v-.-in—~'tis idle to repire,
Or ziuur the lonely requiem,
For that lost paradise of mine.
Bur yet this heaviness of grief J
‘lings like the ivy round my Sotll,
“. Noz*ca.n my spirits find relief _
To breulr. its bonds of fierce controul.
Oh I Silll on memory’s mirror crowd
The phantom forms of griefantl paiti--3
My heart is ;;a'.herecl in a -.-lu‘o:nl,
.-Ind cannot glotv with joy again.
."!‘It'.V'.. _ __ ,_____ ___ __, ___-__.
IFRHM THI-I MISSION.-\IlY nu-;n:.1.n'.
..iAND‘WIC-II MISSIUNC.
Joint [alter 0_/it/1:: [tx'z's..-z'o:rar:c*.s'~ to {/10 (,’o7‘I':.'s,-’:.".:i«;.-'.‘7z_rj
.~;m-m ry-—(c or; T1 3: c 19;) .)
May I‘) Ifmzz/um 1t(}‘1l[l{’7'-‘i£lI[Z'0?l>t$‘.'®<IICQVYl‘3in5!
Still by Him, wlito gives us a fruitful season to
confound the false prophets. Some of the priests
prcdictecl. that there would be no rain ; and that
every thing u ould dry up, in consequence of brea-
king 2.-.r..-o. lint it is a fact worthy of notice, that
there has been incre rain tliuncommon during the
months \~l.ich constitute/the my 561501}.
20. A priest and his wife were this afternoon
led by our door in irons, attended by an armed
guard and a noisy ct‘o\\~(l, to the liotise of the gov-
ernor, to be tried on the cliargc of‘/zu-:22'r.rg /zraycrl
a woman to ([601]). .\'l r. Bingham and Capt. Pigot
went down togetlier, in order to tvitness the trial;
but the prisoners, whom they foul.-l seated on the
ground, at the door of the goverr.-or°s house, ap-
parently cheerful and \ltiC(lIlCCl'llf‘.(l, as ifthey had
lllleizdctl no harru, were shorilj.’ sent array and
z'.0I‘if:ne<l.
'5. hizs singular, but long e.°.t:.'..?;’.-lied. supersti-
tious custom of pref-3'.=o ‘.2; Cc-;‘t=.li rn.u'c‘.;:ctor.-s, or
persons Cl)a‘.‘fZ_‘:‘I.i with crimes, or unknown thieves.
when ',)l‘{‘,.“.‘l‘ly is lost, is now contrary to law;
and, we nntlerstttcd, /re /rcnulzy is drum. The
belief. that the priests had power to pray any
person to death, has been deeply rooted and uni-
versal anioiis; this people, and cannot be easily e-
‘!".t-’.ll(3E‘.t‘:‘f.l. But we hope the time is nap‘ in
\'.‘hicla this magic mode of exccttti-on. ‘:,-in be no
1’In§§t‘l' tlre'.iricd ; nor prayer be 1-agar-(lerl as the
Q-,}.-.,g3gv .-----,-.<. {.5-3-Jvarnmtitt, of malice. of priest-
craf't,"l'or ihe (lcstt‘nt‘.ti0p of those who fall under
the condemation of justice or Caprice. Thztt ma-
ny {y._‘,t.'L: died, thin,-ugh the influence of abeliel
in the infallible eflicacy of the prayers of .. hea-
zpcn priest, we cannot doubt. The ttndetect-zd
tl:ie.". le._uning that a priest had bugtlll. to pr-.iy
him to death, hearing the people speaking with
so much certainty of its fatal const.qu~.-uces, re-
st-_»res the lost property; or, if that is not in his
power, in the full expectation of death, refuses to
eat, pines away and dies.
23. Examined that part ofthe plain wit»:-‘re we
have permission to select a site for our huuses.--
'l"o-day we liave opened a small school for chil-
dren. which the fcnialcs of the mission intend to
instruct. fliougli we have from day to day giv-
en some attention to teaching chic.-fs, men, wo-
men and children, aswc have had opportunity,
yet we have not till now organized a regular
school in this place.
Our hearts have been cheered to-«lay by the
.3-;,~‘,ya1 of Capt. Meelt, of the brig I’edl:.u', from
New.York, with letters from our friends. the
’1‘rcasurer of the Bo-:u‘d, Mr. Cornelius, and broth-
er A~.l3inghnm. With what eagerness and heart-
felt interest do we seize these communications
from our much loved country ; these continued
assurances of the kindness, prayers, and sympa-
thies ef our l‘rir:urls -, whose salutations we hear,
though we grasp not their hands; whose tender
thoughts we receive and enjoy, though we see
their faces no more. - '
27. This eveniu:.;, while we were contriting
how we should select a little boy to live in the
family to la; instructed, and to help the females of
our fa
ant and promising lad came to the side ofour yard
and looked throu;.;h the fence. Being asked if he
wished to live with u:-:,and learn to work and read.
he cheer fully answered ‘yes,’ and was taken in.
June 1. leceived to-day from Capt. Jack, a
native chief, commander ofthc Neo, a shoulder
» of fresh pork, autlfrom Capt. Meek nu Ameri-
can ham, which was very acceptable. Every day
we are supplied with fresh provisions, with ava-
iiety of the finest vegetables and fruits of the isl-
and. Inns are we enabled to rejoice in the ful-
filment of the gracious promise of an onlnipotent,
faiilzhil God : ~ Trust in the Lord and do good ; so
shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt
be fed.’ '
4-. T-";e master it: come and ctzlfct/'1'_fo1" titer‘, was
the theme of the public discourse to day, to which
numl:-crs..listened who, we fear, have never com-
pliedwith the gracious invitations of the gospel.
Gave public notice of the monthly concert, and
explained its design.
5. Observed the concert of prayer, which
wa$_well atte.ided. Some extracts from our pub-
lic instructions were read; and remarks made-on
miiies, in their domestic concerns. at pleas-‘
parts of the world. Found it to be a pleasant and
profitable season. 0 how would. ‘the hearts of
God's people in different parts of the world re-
joice, and ascend in thanksgiving this evening,
could theyrknow under what happy circumstances’
we meet, on this interesting occasion. '
6. By captains Meek and Pigot, s'cnt_letters
to our brethren at Owhyhee, together with an ap-
plication to the government for the use of oxen
and horses. To-day our friend Capt. Starbuck
left us again, having anchored in the bay to obtain
additional spars. after a successful cruise about
the islands of 19 days ; in which he had taken
sperm oil estitnatetl to be worth Si 1,000 in Lon-
don. VV'e were happy to say to him‘ He that
hath pity on the poor lcndeth to the Lord, and
that which he liath ‘given will he pay him again.’
By the Clarion‘, Capt. Gyzelaar, sent letters and
articles of comfort to our two solitary brethren
\Vhitne'y and Ruggles, at Atooi. The Clarion
will probably proceed thence to Utaheite. _
8. Opened a singing shool this evening to be
coutinut d weekly for the improvement ofonsclves
and others in sacred music. Severalof the white
residents are d-:sirous to learn ; and we think that
Sumc of the natives may shortly be instructed in
this delightful art. It will be a pleasant task to
teach these late worshippers of idols to sing the
songs of Zion.
16. In a yard of very fine cattle. Mr. chm.
berlain succeeded in tying and milking for the
first time, :1 large cow, though almost wild.-—
Nfllllel‘ the oxen nor cows have yet been made
profitable to the people. These herds feed on an
extensiv-- Dlaiti by day. and are enclosed in a mud
vwull yard by night. But they can and will be
inade u;.tful.
17. To day captains Pigot and Meek return-
cd from Otvhyhee, with letters from our brethren
there. Brother T. writes a brief sketch oftheir
mingled mcrcies.—-‘ The Lord has hitherto pros-
pert.-d our way far beyond our expectations, and
we have every day reason to call upon our souls
and all that is in within us, to bless and praise his
holy name. But we have need of much patience.
Let patience haive hr.-r perfect work. VVe must
expect to meet difliculties and trials in the pro-
gress ofour employment. llinhcrto these have
been ol'a peculiar kind, and from sources little
cxpectetl when we left America.’
'l’li(;"sliip Levant which sailed from Boston
sl".0t‘Ely aft-tr our embarkation, has arrived in the
bay. , _ _ I
l: . I‘-fUllll)L’l'3 attended divine service to (lay.
Capt. C.ry ofthc Levant, from lluston, via_Co-
lumbia river, after service, was introduced to the
family. He congratulated us on our safe at'r.i\'al,
and proffered his friendship and aid.
29. To day we fix on a spot for the erection
ofour buildings. It isa pleasant situation, on
the road which leads eusttvard to ‘Witeete, about
half a mile from this village, in the midst of an
extensive plain, liating the open sea in front, and
the rising mountair.s in the rear. Que of the 3
houses which Boka 3: ed engaged to build for us,
has been nearly rai.~.c«.l since morning. The tim-
ber, small but durable, has been brought from‘ l5
to 20 miles on the shoulders of the natives. while
the ‘noises and oxen look on at their case. Since
our zirrival, we have seen two or three hundred
natives employed to drag one of theirguns. an 18
pounder, land into an old canoe, to the top of the ;
hill back of the village, where they have p‘;:n2terl 5
two or three guns, directly under the cover of
which our houses will stand.
lly the Pcdlar, Capt. Meek, we sent letters to
our brethren at Atooi; also to the governor of
Kamscliatka, by Mr. Clark a passenger.
21- \'.\7c find the need of fenlale help in the _
family, which is not easy to be obtained. Took
into the fullllly to day an untutored native female,
to assist in the domestic concerns, and to be in-
stluctetl in the bes t things. t-Eome ofthc native
women come every week, to be instructed and
assisted in making garments for themselves in
the Iluropean fashion. The feinrtle children in
the school are taught the use of the needle, and
the rudiments of the English language. ‘Ne
hope that e"e long some one will be so tiainctl, . s_
to be not rnly valuable help, but pleasant society,
and ornaments ofthc cause in whicn we are en-
gzrggetl.
229. In compliance with an invitation from Mr.
Allen of VVite.ete, all our family in this place vis-
ited his cstablislimcnt and dined and supper‘. at his
table. He is an .-\.merican i.‘l2lCli, formerly from
Schenectady, N. Y. ; has resided a considerable
time in these isiztuds 7.. and lives in good style, for
this country. He lias a native f::m.tle for a wife,
whom the female members of our mission have
made some efforts to teach and clothe, and two
interesting children, whom he desired to have
baptized and instructed. One of them he is
now teaching to read. He possesses considera-
ble land, which he holds uuder the ex-high priest
Havahava ; has about a dozen houses in his enclo-
sure ; a good well, which is almost the only one
in the islands ; a garden distinguished for a hill of
squ-ashes planted nearly two years since, and now
bearing the fifth crop, which will itself make a
good waggon load, the vines having spread over
eight or ten square rods oftbe richest ground, ta-
king root continually as they advance, and grow-
ing with such exuberance that it is difficult to pass
through them. He has a valuable fish-pond,which
affords him frequent supplies ; and a yard con-
taining a Kamschatka cow, several sheep, and a-
bout SOO goats, from which we are constantly
supplied with milk. His eating-house is large
and commodious, where he sets an American ta-
ble for several boarders, and where our dinner
was served up in the best order. I-lis sleeping-
house, where we were accommodated with com-
fortable seats, and where, towards evening, we
had our coffee served aotmtl, is a, pattern of neat-
ness. He is very friendly to us, and the objects
of our mission ; bestows on us many little favors;
subscribed fifteen dollars to the orphan school
fund; and offers to build :1 school-house at his
own expeusc,if we will have a school near his
residence, which is about two miles from this
place. He is much respected, and generally visit-
ed by gentlemen who call at this island. ‘We
cannot but consider ourselves extremely fortu-
nate in finding such a neighbor. Under a serene
sky, and a fair moon, ‘very highly pleased with
our excursion, we returned back in safety to our
habitations, ‘ because the Lord had sustained
us.’
(To 112 coxrxxunn.)
,1
the union ofprayer among cln-istians,in ciill‘erent‘t
"standing before him in ltfiH'S-
Ffom the Evangelical fnteIligcncél‘..,
BOLDNESS.
.Though I never expect to possess much bold-
ness and independency of character, yet I cannot
but highly admire this character in others. . But
I especially admire it in the ministers of the gos-
pel, though triliappily few ministers in our day
possess it. The following is an example worthy
ofimitation; , the Evangelist, in the
New England States, and who has been very re-
markably successful in his labours, has often met
with much opposition, and still more ridicule.
He was once preaching; in a town where‘ there
was considerable attention to the subject of reli-
gion, when the opposers agreed to have a‘ Ball,
and choose Mr. -—- — their first tnanager. The
evening arrives—the party assaemblcs-'.--and, to
their astonishment, Mr. ’ among the rest As
they gave the joke so they could not but receive
one. As M r. I was the first manager, he was
requested to lead out the (lance agt‘ecabl_v to cus-
tom. The man of God replied, ‘ that he made
it a practice in all his business, first to ask the
lylessiog of heaven on his tintlerlzikings; and if it_
would be agreeable to the company he would like’
to do so at that time.’ No objection being made.
Mr. proposed to ‘ kneel, as that was the
most proper method to worship the Deity.’ The
white pantaloons and ball (l"€SS65 an kissed the
floor. Mr. was very rearnest and solemn in
pra’yr:r-—-for the spirit of God was pres-cntz. He
arose ; nothing more was said about dancing--at
Bible was produced-—-the Ball became a Confer-3
ence--and very many retiricd with aching hearts
—-of whom numbers became Cliristians! This
was literally defeating the enemy with hisown
weapons. ‘The righteous are as bolt‘. as a lion.
'fl-€O1-—-
SEA CAPTAIN.
The stage was crowded with passengers as it
passed from New York to Boston. It was late
in the evening when one of the passengers, a sea
captain, endeavoured to excite the attention of
the drowsy company. b_v givinp; a relation of his
own situation. He had burn to‘ sea in a fine ship ;
in a dreadful storm his shir: Lad been wrecked,
every cent of his property destroyed. and every
soul on board had been lost except the captain,
who had saved his life by being on a plank, at the
mercy of the wt.-ves, for several days together.
The company was much interested in this narro-
tive; they pitied the poor unfortunate captain,"
who was returning borne to his family entirely
destitute; but they won-.t-ered that a man relating
such a tale and telling ofsln escape almost mir;.c-
Ul0US.slioul:.!. confi- in every sentence with an oath.
Nothing; however was then said to him. In the
niorniug. when the stage stopped, 2. Mr. B. one.
t iiiakeliaskels as wellin the dark as in" the light,
Now Iam sure, -Sir, in the last dark winter, it
must have cost thosegirls that have eyes more
than thirty shillings to buy candles to see to make
baskets ;_ and so I think I have proved that I can-
afford this money-, and now! hope that you will
take it all for the Missionaries.’ _ y
) VVhose heart is not moved by such an instance
I of exalted Christian charity l ‘ .
-—-nu--:2:--is-___
FROM THE VILLAGE IIECORD.
A newspaper is :1 school in a family of children
worth TEN DOLLARS A YEAR. Even the must
l)'tlTl‘t:1l paper brings something new. Chilm-5,,
hear or read the contents, become intelligent in
the affairs ofthe world, and acquire a store 0, USC_
ful knotvlcd;;'e of more importance to them than
fifty acres of land. Parents are not aware ofthc
vast---we say with confrdence the vast importance
.of a Srctvspapcr in a family of children. \Vc flat‘:-
made the remark before, and we repent it-—-that
take two families of children, equally smart, and
both going to the same school ; let one of them
have the free use ofthc newspaper. and let the
other be deprived the use of it, and it would ex-
cite astonislxmcnt to mark the difference between‘
them. Fullone half, and an important halfof ed-
ucation, as it respects the business of the world,
table in it-—-is derived from Newspapers,
parent would not wish his children to be respect-
able? VVho would be willing to have his ncigjb
box-’s children more intelligent than his own ? and
yet hptv trifling IS the sum :1 paper costs I It is
even in these hard times absolutely contemptible
in amount, and no man ever f€lt it, except in gm
once a year.
every thing else has donc-——let us see how the
printer will get along with that.’ I am glad you
mention it reader. lt is true.
the price of newspapers was fixed thirtyfive years
ag-0, when every thing was as low as at this rim“
3t’Sl(lCS, the newspapers are larger, and co,-min
double the matter they did fort"net'ly--without a.
ny increase of price.
FROM manmEN’s Tn.tvgi,g,
ble did I see such a rare show of beauty. 1: was
a gift lavished upon the multitude, but in afew it
was matcltless. The Venetian women, in gene-.
ral, have clear and fair complexions ; light blue
eyes, together with a profusion of dark hair, hang-
ing partly in ringlets on the neck; sparkling and
animated ':ounteuar.ces, and at the same time a
feminine softness ; a degree ofthc flush and ful-
uf the passengers, invited the captain to walk on
with him‘. and they would step into the stage
Wivon it should come up. The proposal was a-
g_;r.=_ed to. "l hey walked on alone“. Says Mr. B.
tll—.l I understanrl you last night—-the stage made
much noise ; did you say that you had lost your
ship 1 ‘ Yes.’ That all your crew were drowned
except yourself. ‘ That you saved your life on a
plank. ‘ Yes.’ Let me ask you one more ques-
tion ; when on that plank did you not vow to your
(Ind, that if he would spare your life, you -wou/(Z
devole that /z_'/&» to his at-rz.=ice. ‘ None ofyour bu-
siness,’ said the captain,‘ angrily. The stage by
this time came up, and they entered it.’ Towards
evening. as the stage was entering I’t‘ovidence the
cztptain inlormetl the company that he ‘should not
sup with them as he was so unfou-tunute__as not to
lt?.\'t: any money. Mr. B s from his pocket,
and offered him a liarulsr-mv_ bill. ‘ N01’ 59-55 ‘'75
cupmin. < I am poor, yet I am no begg:tr.’_ But
replied Mr. B. I do not give it you as to a l)C§'gi-"'5
but as to an unfortunate brothel‘. Yul! must lc-\!'n
that I pvtofess to be a C/zrisuan, and I am taught
by my religion to do good unto all men. The
Gospel prescribes no limits to benevolence; it
teaches us to do good to all. The company ap-
plauded, and pressed the captain to take the mo-
ney. lfe silently put it into his pocket, without
even thanl-zing the (loner ;-—tliou;;_:h his counten-
ance betrayed uneasiness. The company supped
together, and the captain bid each adieu, after
having asked -‘.._’,r. B. when he left town. He was
informed, on the morrov; at sun-rise. They then
parted, as it was supposed forever. The captain
vvent homo with a heavy liezm. while Mr. B. re-
tired to r-_-st, satisfied theft he hzu_'I honoured his Fa-
ther who seefh in secret. He was surprised the
next morning at day-light. to hear some one rap
3; his door, He opened it, and beheld the capt.
The captain took
his hand, pressed it and said» ‘Sir. lhave not
slept a wink since I saw you; I abused you yes-
lerda)’ ; I am now come to ask your pardon. I
did, while on that plank, vow to God that I would
live dill’ereutly from what lever had done ; and
by (}ud’s help, from this ‘time. forward. 1 am I 8-
termined to do so.’ The captain could not pro-
ceed ; theypressetl each u'.her‘s hands and parted,
probably to meet no more in this world.
_....,..
From tizc English 13a/zt.".sL' ]l’1'aga:.5fz'e.
Atztg/'11] Occurrence.-—At a small distance from
our neigl-.bo;~hood, a few weeks silica, a poor crea-
ture, who had been suspected of stealing some
flotn‘, and who was accused of the theft, earnest-
ly denied it. and wished if he had taken it, his
tongue and limbs might never move any more-
Dreadful to relate, though he was then in perfect
health, the same evening, or the next morning, he
became dumb and motionless —A minister of my
acquaintance was called to visit him, but it was
too late to be of any service to him. He lived a
few days in this wretched situation. and eXp'.l‘C(l-
The flour was found in his possession.
It is almost needless to remark, that this affec-
ting case made a deep impression on the neigh-
borhood.
I. '
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Liéerality of (z /1007‘ blz‘nd_ Girl.-.-—.A blind girl
brought to a clergyman thirty shillings, fo‘ the
Misionaries of the Society. The clergyman,
surprised that she should offer him st) largea Sums
said to her, ‘ You are a poor blind girl, you can-
not afford to give thirty shillings to/the Society.’
‘ I am indeed Sir,’ said she, ‘as you may see, a
blind girl ; but not so poor,‘ perhaps, as you may
suppose me to be ; and I think I can prove to you»
that I can better afford to give these thirty shil-
lings, than those girls can who have eyes.’ The
clergyman was, of course, very much struck
with her answer, and said, ‘Ishall be glad to
know how you . -also that out.’ ‘ Sir,’ she answer-
; ed, ‘ I am a but-" roaker ; and being blind,I can
ness of health, without its ruddiness and coarse-
ness ; a stature somewhat lower than the English,
and forms more airy and graceful. But, as an
observing traveller has remarked, ‘ it is neitlicr
t‘he person, the complexion, nor the features.
which constitute the churaciers of Venetian beau-
ty, but the expression. We see here the great-
est g‘-;entlencs.s, without that insipidity with which
it is so often accompanied: charms which have
a magical attracti“D.- but which are rather calcula-
ted to move the heart than to excite conversation."
The power of these attt‘action'~; is incréizsed by"
the greatest elegance and taste in dress ; for here
it is made to assist nature and not to cramp and
deform it-—-close and neat, yet easy and ‘flowin_:.-; ;
simple, modest, and unobtrusive. without any de-
gree of glare or extravagance; it appeared as un-
rivalled and perfect as their beauty.
_ _ -~—--u- -rlz---~
A Quaker heiiig brought before a justice ofthe
peace at l-luddersfielt-l. on account of some reli--‘
gious scruple, the magistrate with a voice raised
several keys above its usual tone, cried, ‘ 'vVell.
I tinder-stuticl thou art a Quaker.’ ‘ I am,’ repli-
ed the lxir-ncl, ‘ and what hastfhou to say against-
that i’ The justice, wirh his wonted sagacity, and
forgetting the extensive meaning ofthe word ALL.
observed, ‘ I have only. to say, that if ‘all men
were Quakers. Bonziparté might come and slaugh-
ter as soon as be pleased.’ ‘ Nay,’ answered the,
man of peace. ‘ thou art mistaken, friend, for if
all men were Quakers, then would Bonaparte be?
one also, and ifhe were. I sure he would kill
no man l’——Lsndon Pajzcr.
IV/'1z'§‘ arm’ '1'ory.--Dr. Jolintion disputing with
Dr. Crowe upon who was the first VVhig , the‘
latter finding himselfa little puzzled, ‘ I see, Sir,’
said Johnson. ‘ that you are even ignorant of the
head of your own party ; but I will tell you, sit‘,
the devil was the first Vi/big; he was the first re-
former ; he wanted to set up a reform in heaven I’
Dr. Crowe calmly replied, ‘ I am much obliged
to you for your information, and I certainly did
not foresee that you would go so far back fut‘
your authority ; yet I rather fear that your argu-
ment makes against yourself; for if the devil was
a whig, you have admitted that while he was a
whig he was in heaven ; but you have forgotten
that the moment he got into hell, he set up for
a tory.
/1 Gcrnzan BulZ.—-A German writer says, that
in some winters in the eastern parts of Russia.
one night is known to have contained forty days
and upwards. ,
BLUE LAws.——The Blue Laws of Connecticut
have often been a source of merriment to the peo-
ple of the present day ; but it is not generally
known that some ofthc early acts of the Legisla-
ture of Pennsylvania are equally queer. About
the year 1684, the Legislature of.Pennsylvania
passed a resolution that ‘ No member tliereof
should come to the House bare/bated, or rat his
ércad and c/Icese on the stefts.’
Comets mzrl IVomcn.—-—Comets, doubtless, an-
swer some wise and good purpose in the creation
-50 do women. Comets shine with peculiar
splendor, but at night appear most brilliant--so
do women. Comets confound the most learned
when they attempt to ascertain their nature--so
do women. Comets equally excite the admira-
tion of the philosopher, and of ‘the clod of the
.valley’——-so do women. Comets and women are
therefore closely analogous; but the nature of
each being inscrutable, all that remains for us to
do is—--to view with admiration the onc,at-.4 almost
to admiration love the other.—Irz'slz /rafter.
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Be cautious how you believe reports; foreve-
ry man has his enemies, who are ready to c1rc_l1-
late whatever the tongue of slander may have in-
vented to his (lisaclvaiitage.
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