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DEAD INFA‘NT.V\' '_
_ th is'victor‘_here ;

;=vp;.fi§fi‘5'5fiEeks, like twilight roses faded,
sbfifiziénly resting ‘Beauty, ere

Kind-.sleep the weary eyes has shaded.
Saynot, the breath shall come no more, V.

‘Thatlgaily heav’d this gtiiltless bosom‘ ;
Sure even Death would paas it o’er-'-

Cliari"n’d with so -fair, so sweet Va blossom !

Théselitt-l_e fingers, meekly‘join’d.
A-sf days’s last light ‘d.l‘0flnCl_ is playing,
Sereneljr Show the feelipgniiiid, _ '
But lovely dreaming infant playing .
Yet cold these lips--a ghastly blues
With chilly drops profusely given 3
’Tis but the closing flo\ver’s lH-18:
Wet by the genial dews of“lieaven.

Shall moi,‘n~‘restore the bud again? _ -
Co_m"e, Hope, with all thy love deceiving,
Come soothe‘ an anxious parent’s pain;
The bliss of love lives in believing.
(gay, gay, rliisyoungest darling boy,
In her bless’d bosom nestling fondly,
Shall, lisping to his Mother’s JOY,‘ . _A
Awake with mom l--Oh, promise kindly l»
N0: 1'l.0l the vital lifp hath fled,

. Wseeip, doting mother-—nevcr, never,
Those eyes their.lattgliing beams shall shed,
K;.~’:-,‘3m,l.;, bl'acken’~;l, clos’d, and clos’d for ever 1
1-‘air was my d-,i‘tvii of beauty ; fall‘;

Sweet innocent! the prospect round thcei
But’call’d of lrleat-en! thou’rt mated ilicrc ;
C Some angel lov’d-—-—an angel found thee.

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 Departed. babe! 0h! W0“ W5‘ kl‘

Inbappy time, a world of sorrow 1

Perchance deceiv’d, denied, bereft, _ ,
On thee, to cheat, had beam’d each 12l0,:‘lf9W !

percbancc thy hapless fate had been,

‘,,To ;.=;l'nrv in a heart of feeling,

‘V,.o,,g’d, blighted, stabb’d by hands unseen ;

VVO on such heart is ever stealing.

, Oh l low thou liest, thou lovely oriel

Distracted love thy l‘Cqtllt‘f!l swelling;

Musteven thou go timeless. clown
To the cold grave’s unsocial (l\\ elling .

That smile l—-—an(l must we never see _
That pleasing smile those clieeks adoriimg?

lust Godl Thou speak’st, and it must be—-
Goiie is the pride and boast of riioriiing.

Dear pledge of love ! street balm of care!
A latlieifs hope, a mot_her’s treasure !
‘Where beats" tlic"l_ieai't avers_e to share
The gitief that ririourns lllell"Wl'CCk Of Pleas‘-"'6 3
Like tender snow-drops ~; ntirs’d eye while
By its own parent‘stenimrlecaying,
Still, still the sliadow of a smile _
Soft o’er thy loveliness is playing.
Ola ! life, thoti’rt but the Sttl!lt‘t‘tel‘.l‘8Y,
Swift passing o'er a mountain river ;
Thou shin’st, and, fliticd far '-t\V3Ya
’l\/lid worlds unknown, art lost for ever!
But when the infant life is spent,
Blameless of sin, prescrib’d no duty,
To its own glorious Fountain sent, '
It aidstli’ imm‘ortal bow ol Beauty .
S. on NEW Jiiitsitir.
FROM THE BOSTON GAZETTE. H
The following letter, from Mr. VVm- VVa2‘<la
who recently visited the United States, lull Ol
ardour and enthusiasm, to establish Christian se-
minaries of learning-in I-lindostan, may he perus-
ed with interest on account of its local allusions.
The charitable spirit which_it. l)l'€'dl.l~)€.S, arid thf:
liberality of the national opinions of Mr. V‘/€tl‘CIa
will conciliate those ivhotmay disagree with him
in point of faith.
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Barclay, Kilwinrtirzg, Scol-
land. '
' LONDON, April 24, 1821.

6 Mfg Dear Br-oz/zer.—-I went to America to be
edified by its religious character and institutions.
and not as an economist or politician: you will
not expect, therefore, from me any thing which
has relation to these subjects. Yet I may observe.
once for all that the roads, the culture, the style
of building in general, the vehicles the extent of
every kirrd of improve ment—-“tliese conic short of
the Sam: things in England. And who ought_to
wonder at this, when the age of the two cotintries
is considered? The winters in A merica are long
and severe, and the stiminers hot. On" the sea
board the variableness ofthe climate is very great
and .pulmonary cases are very numerous and fa-
tall Yet, still it remains true, that most of the
deficiencies atid faults of America are the de-_
ficiencies and faults of youth. After visiting:
the states of New-York, Connecticut, Massachu-
setts, New Hampshire, M_aine,’New Jersey, Penn-
sylvania, Maryland, 8_cc. and the cities ofN. York,
Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore, 1 was quite

’ amazed at the progress of.Socicty in the United
States ; these towns, these colleges, these courts,
gfjustice, these scientific and benevolent institu-
tions, the extent ofcountry cultivated, tliegpgstnte
governments, this army, this navy, tliisyipdwérful
general government! VVhy, my dear‘ bro_tlier,
when I considered that the other day this whole
continent was a forest, the exclusive abode ofhalf
naked savages, and wild beasts, all this scenery
appeared before me absolutely as the effect of en-
cliaiitment. Imay here give you impressions
made oi_i my mind iii passing through the State
of Connecticut, and of which I made a inenio-.
randtim at the time :-—‘ That country must be at
happy one, in which the poor caiiobtain a respec-
table education for tl-reir children for nothing;
where each .m3n of good character, without re-
gard to his sect, can become a legislator; where
provisions are exceedingly cheap ; where, except
inparticular towns, taxes are few; where there

V ,..are no tytlies, northe galled feelings arisiVng_from

the unwise elevation ofone part of the _people_, on
a religious‘ account, over the other part, -"and
where the people (as I had just seen them in Bos-
on)" meet in convention to amend the constitu-
"tion of the state, with the same, good humour as
men go to the annual meetiiig ofthe humane So-
ciety in London. I saw several Baptist ministers
in the above convention, as well as among the le-
gislators of the‘ State of Maine." This may suf-
fice for these subjects. , . , V,

' ¢ Many places of worshipin America among
different denominations, have wooden steeples,
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wig-,‘ive,i*, when painted look nearly as well

Among the Presbyterians and Congre-

: small ves"triesf',‘as in_Engla'iiid opening intothe

enjoyitig a flow of feelings so sacred and so relin-

_a fair inlietitance, with btit little embarrassment,

 
 

.‘gatioriidlist§,i"'tlfe' vastly, or cessioii ho.use,Iis a‘

sefparate,.-and ‘sometimes a distinct buildingiiivithe

chapel, ivheré the minister can retire, and see his
friends and deacons, are very rare in the states.
The minister goes at once into the -pulpit, and
pulls off his great coat or cloak, and throws it a-
vet‘ the side of the piilpit. In the winter a pan of
coals in a box is ready" for him to set his feet tip-
on. The services‘ are conducted nearly the same
as in England--but I was-very sorry to observe.
that ourcustom of lining out the hymn as sung,
scarcely exists ; and that singing, in many cases,
was profanely abandoned to the choir, as though
praise, at any rate, might be done by proxy; or,
as though the object of- the Christian worship was
partial to such and such tunes which the congre-
gation could not acquire. How any person can
blame cathedral worship as popish, and admire
these exhibitions in the front gallery, I know not.
Notes entreatiug the prayers of the congregation
for the sick, line. are, in many places, sent up in-
to the pulpit, and, directed by these notes, the
ministers visit the sick during the week. The
reading of the Holy Scriptures does not common-
1y, I regret to say it, make. a part of the services
ol' the sanctuary. Doctor, VVatts generally stip-
plies the forms of praise to the Americ-.in people.
I have seen selections, the greater part however,
the compositions of VVatts. "by Dr. Dwight, Dr.
Livingston, Dr. \Voi'cester, and Mr. VVinchell.
American editions of Dr. Rippon’s selection are
not uncommon. The reading of their sermons
prevails, I appreliend, to a considerable degree
among the Congregational Ministers, if not a-
mong others also. The servces arc, in many
places, COllClll(lt'.(l, in the evening at least, with a
doxology, the congregation standing. Blacks are
members of the churches of the whites, and sit
down to the Lord’s table with the whites wherever
l travr.-tled. V
‘ Elders, as the scripture name of ministers, is
much used in some parts. Black cloaks are gen-
erally worn by the ministers in the New-England
States: and 1 saw several ministers wearing pig.
tails. ‘
‘ The ii umber of religious institutions in Amer-
ica exceeds, if possible, those of England. Bible,
Missionary, Tract, and Sunday School Societies,
are very numerous. The American Bible Soci-
ety is a noble institution, doing great good. The
Orphan Asylum at New York has 'beenfavout'ed
with such re markable instances of the Divine cure,
as to remind one very strongly of the ingmurion
of Professor Frank, in Germany. The Deafaiid
Dtimb Asylum, at Hartford, Connecticut, under
the care of the Rev. Dr. Gallatidet, prospers ex-
ceedingly. I spent some hours at the Asylum,

ed, that I can never lose the recollections of this
visit. Regular prayer meetings confined to fe-
males, held at each other’s houses, are very com-
mon in America.
__.—_j*§~r—-—
FROM THE PITTSBURG MERCURY.

ll/Ir. Printor—I am one of a family of 24 sons.
There has descended to us, from otir common
ancestor, a large and very extensive farm, capa-
ble ofvarious degrees of cultivation, and yield-
ing it great variety of agricultural pt‘0dttcti0ns....
This farm,‘ when first settled by our gratidfallier,
was held subject to a trifling rent to a distant re-
l'«t'~10H5 but Owlng to some disagreement about
the terms of the lease, my grandfather, alter
much altercation, and an expensive law.5,,if,fi,,,,|.
ly succeeded in obtaining possession, free of all
incuml>I"-mCe- By regular and industrious liab-
its, he was enabled to make very considerable im-
provements on his farm; he regulated and ad.
justed its (lilferent departments, and finally left it

to my father. Alter the farm came into my fa-
ther’s possession. lie gradually improved it, and
reared to manhood twenty-four sturdv and indus.
trious sons. The old gentleman, l‘l0'W8VC|‘, wea-
ried and tired with the continual labor incident
to so extensive an establishment, hit upon an ex-
pedient for securing the general interests of his
family, and at the samé time for maintaining his
own dignity and comfort. He (lit-id¢—(| rim wbolc
tract into twenty-fottr excellent farms, after re-
serving out of it 11 small ‘patch for his own house
and garden. He apportioned one of these farms
to each of his son's, allowing them, as a stimulus
to activity and industry, the whole product of the
soil. But that the unity of his fainil,v?m-ig_ht be
preserved, he took upon himself the sdpféiintend-~
ancc of the general concct‘ns of the ivlio‘le,r5family.
By this means be secured to himself all that att-
thority and respect, which is so desirable in old.
age, whilst it afforded him, at the same time, leis-
urc to reflect upon, and devise means for promo-
ting the general interests of his children. The-
old gentleman, however, was careful to avoid a
state of absolute dependance on them; and he,
therefore, made it a condition, that ‘on all the
foreign articles introduced into, and consumed by
the families of his respective sons, he should halfdl
the right oflevying a trifling tax, necessary for‘.
his comfortable subsistencc.’ This arrangement’
appeared, upon reflection, a good one. On the
one hand, it afforded the old gentleman a means
of comfortable subsistence——wliilst oti the other,
it served as a stimulus to the boys to exert all
their industry for the maintenance’ of their re-
spective families. For some time things appear-
ed to go on in the best order, and all parties seem-
ed tolive comfortably, and even to thrive, under
this happy arrangement.’

But the wisest and most prudent calculations
aretsometinies frustrated by unexpected occur-
rences. The growing prosperity of tliefarmer
and his sons, soon engaged the eagle-eyed atten-
iion of a foreign merchant; who opened Va splen-
did store in the neighborhood of the old gentle-
man's farm. Finding its careful, steady, iiidus.
trinus and thriv-ing, hesejfttlid all he could to ingra-
tiate'himsel_fwith our family. His store was not
only well stocked with every article necessary for
family purposes, btitit also contained many arti-
cles of lineiry and extravagance, suitedto inflame
the minds of the children. ‘We soon',c_ommen-
ced trafficking with him.. We at fit'st*§,ave him
tlie_surplus productVions ‘Oi.’-"9!!!’ farm, for,“-‘the ne-
ccssary articles of family use ; and he, in return,
gave us a liberal and generous price for our pro.
ductions. The old gentlemari, oiir father, was
much pleased with this arrangement ,,‘,It-V?-f,ifi‘o,-d.
ed the boysmore time to attend to their farms‘;

 
 

"which his living depends.
is wrong; for, if he suffers our families to go on

and besides. every article ivebouglit at the store»

yieldcd a trifling tax-lo the cijlyd gentleman, and of

 

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courage inc=r'eased_»-his i”rico.rnc’. Besides, lielelt '

happy in seeing not only himself but his cliildren
so comfortably provided for. — , »
Industry and care go a great way ;,and we ap-
peared .to be a prosperous family. “To at last be-
gan to think, that as we worked hard we might
reasonably-take some indulgences; and we tho’t
ourselves entitled to some of the silks, ribbands
and other lineries of the merchant. He was, of
course, well satisfied, and seemed disposed to in-
dulge us to the extent of our wishes. VVe accor-
dingly freely purchased them; but, on settling
our annual account, we found ourselves to be con-
siderably in his debt. Our produce would not
pay the amount of our purchases--but still the
merchant allowed us a generous price for it ; and
we hoped for the best. It is not, however, to be
disguised, that we inwardly grumbled a little at
our own imprudence ; and we could not help sur-
niising, that our father had not miitiifestcd his
usual prudence, in refraining to warn us against
these extravagancies—-and some of us even went
so far as to suspect, that the old gentleman had
coriiiivcd at the folly of’ his boys, iiiasmticli as it
tended to increase his own income. Besides, from
certain iiidicatioiis, they thnuglit that lie was get-
tingratlter extravag-.iitt and ial:.isli himself, in his
old days! Be this as it may, a ‘little incident oc-
curred, which served effectually to allay all these
jealousies. On the old gentleman's birth (la) , he
took it into.his head to visit the different farms of
his sons, and to inquire after the health of their
families. Dressed in his old fashioned coat and
breeches, and his neat little cocked hat, lie was
every where received with the most friendly and
cordial affection.—-His sons and their families
were all dressed in their holiday clothes, to re-
ceive him, and whilst they offered him their best
wishes for his long life and happiness, he kindly
presented the little ones with gingerbread and
nick-nacks as tokens of remembrance. These
endearitig civilities banished all suspicions ; nay,
we became ashamed even to name the suspicious
which had been excited to the old gentleman's

_pt_'ejiidice.

But to return, we still continued otir traflick
with the mercliant ; still labouring tinder the same
or increasing (lisaclvatitages. It would tire your
patience, sir, to relate to you all the Cll“l[‘tlSluD-
ces which gradually increased ourdebt from year
to year. Suffice it to say, we made various ef-
forts to extricate ourselves from these difficulties,
and sacrificed some of the mos‘. important arti-
cles on our farms, for the purpose of extir:gi';isli-
ing our debt, but without effect. The balance of
trade still remained against us.

But, sjr, we have now, to all appearance. arri-
ved at the height ofour embarrassments. After
having perverted our former ecoriomical habits,
and given us a taste for his cxttaragancics, the
mercliai-it now refuses to buy our produce at all;
and claims payment for the goods he has sold us!
VVe have complained to our father that. if the
merchant is suffered to decoy our families to pur-

chase goods any longer, and will not take our

products in return, we shall all be ruined ; and,
‘therefore we must either not buy the goods, or
make them otirselves. But the old geiitleinan,
our father‘, insists on it, that we must buy the
goods, he will stiller no prohibition: because,
from ottr article with him, he (lerives a tax from
‘We reply that he

at this rate. with the balance of tsade against us
we will eventually be unable to pay either histax
or the price of the goods ! VVQ have o{'fci'ed the
old gentleman, that if he would so {fer us to make
the goods we can ourselves. we would pay him a
tax on them for his support, and we could then
live independent ofthe foreign merchant, and the
business of our farms would be conducted with all
its former prosperity. We have assured him that
some of otir families could make the articles wan-
ted, at home, and would be willing to exchange
them for the produce of the farms of tlieirbrotli-
crs. But the old gentleman is so wedded to his.
old habits, that he cannot be induced to listen to
us, notwitlistanding the interests of his whole
family are at stitlte l 

Latterly, however, he has begun to feel a little
for our etnbarrassments. Out‘ families were ut-
terly unable to purchase as many goods last year,
as in fornierones; and as the old gentlemar.’s
expenditures have increased (be having too ma-
ny lazy and extravagant servants about l'.im,)~ he
has of‘ course been obliged to borrow money to
answer his present demands. This circumstaiice
has at last iuduc-.:d.him to promise, that ‘if these
dilliculties should continue, he may_ ossibly suf-
fer us to make a few things for out-scifves, provid-
ed we will agree to pay him a small tax upon
them.

These, Mr. Printer, are the dilliculties which
now disturb our lieretofore happy family, and give
us\great uneasiness. If the products ofour farm
would pay for the goods which the old gentleman
wishes us to ptircliase, in order that he may re-
ceive his income, we would not so much care ;
but as it is, we. think it madness for our families
to continue buying goods from the foreign mer-
chant, with the certain prospect of ultimate ruin I
Now, as the ‘old gentleman is just beginning to
listen to a little reason, and as his prejudices
seem likely to give way, Ihope. you will put this
accountofourfttmily concerns, in the papers, in
order that some ofyotir correspondents may be iii-
duced to assist us in cndeavouring-to persuade
him out of his foreign pariialities.

One of Uncle Sam's Sons.
—-999- . ’
FROM THE NEW-HAVEN neGis'ri~:.ii.

A/Iy ./flznzt Sall’s Advice to my Cou.s-in Jun.

VVhen I was about a dozen years old I went a-
bout 6 or 8 miles to pay my Aunt Sall a kind of
cousining visit. Cousining was more in fashion
then than it is now. }My aunt’s son, cousin Jim,
was just about my own age,'and with him _I anti-
cipated taking a great deal of pleasure, and in fact
was not disappointed.—After I.had staid a day or
two it was agreed that Ji‘m~anc_l_;I=slioulcl take each
a horse and go to the s_e_a_-side‘,~and take the salt
water air, and on o_ur_i'étftii'n we were to come
through the city, a'iid.s_ee the "fine-'gtliings—spe_nd
a few cents for gingerbread, an_d’jbe' sure to get

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‘home before night. ', JUSt:f;Q:__$:?:,\§{;§f:l\’$lel‘B abou_tget‘--
‘ting away, aunt Sall, (carellilriisoul) gave us-‘an

hundred or more cautions,.s_”Iiicli“’as to be careful
and’ not get drowhed, or losf, or fall from our
horses, Scc. and ‘ Jim,’ says.-she, (no dotibt mean-
iiigbotli of us,) ‘ -when you get tq_to~wn, do you Izold

your tongue-, and not lctjbllcs /maid you are afoot.’ ‘

 
 

 
 

 

Now the iii vrhicli my aunt'Srlll spoké:

time after time hav_e‘VI tliouglit of it, and Vvrglifenevérg‘
-I happen‘ in company. with a man who i's.at'g»‘-aysj
the hero of his own story, and engrosses theiwliole ‘
conversation, telling of his wonderful exploits,-his

great and ‘superior wisdom and judgment, his,-
kcen foresight, how» well be kne_yv-after any thing".
wonderful has happened that it was to be.juVst-‘js_“”

 

cousin Jim, and learnt to hold his tongue, and folk, 1
would not have been halfas likely to have known, -
bin: to be a fool.

If I see a woman whenever her husband is a- a

bout to buy orsell an ox, a horse, a cow, or any
think else, very busily inquiring about the price,;
atid consenting or refusing, as her whim or fancy,V_
happens, multiplying a thousand words for noth-Ca
ing, or for no other purpose than to showlto the
best advantage that she nears the bt'e‘echcs, 131.;
ways wish the good woman could hear. my atint’s,
advice to cousin Jim, ‘ hold your torzgue good ‘Z00.’
man, and don’t lctjbl/cs know you are a,/bol.’

N. B. This will apply to women in towii as well
as country. « . V A .

When I, see a young lady tipped olfin genteel _-
style, trying always to show to good advantage.
that she‘ is a votary of fashion and extravagance,»-

her crapcs and all her gew-gaws cost, and lioiv
much pains she takes to look (lelicate-~li0w ma-
iiay tunes she can play upon the P.’am2o 1"ortc', she
never learnt to spin or knit, for fear she sliotgld
be thought vulgar, &c.--I can’t help but say, look
out my pretty girl, orere long you will find your.
self on the old m'aid’s list, and sorry enough you'll
be you never took my aunt Sall’u arl-vice ta ¢ou,,,',,
Jim. ' V ,

I have seen more than one young maneloung-.
ing about the lazy corners and reacling-rooms
smoking segars, and every now and then tipping
their glass ofbrandy and.water,, and so 31 bred 3,,
to put in their say let who will be engaged in con-«
versation, making use of an hundred big/z flown
words that they don’t know the meaning of, and
as many more that were never heard of before, ~
trying always to make folks think they are ofsom-.
consequeiice.——-'l'liinl.s I to myself, these fellows
are already found out : my aunt’s advice to cough;
Jim woulrl bcxaltogel/zer too latcfor Z/rem.‘ ' '

.When I see a young lawyer at twenty-one or
two, undertake to make a long spccch in (own

no interest merely to bear himself talk, and to
gain popularity, Ihate to hear him say that such
a d such votes would be indecent, indecorus,out'-
rageous and d*isgracefttl—because every body who
heats him wishes some friend would pull him by
the tail of his frock coat, and gently whisper my

.aunt Sall’s advice in his ear, ‘hold your tongue

young man, manyjzeo/tle susjzect you already, and
if you say much more they will most an-zlredlyfinid
out that you are no small_/bol." JO1vA‘}‘H AN’.
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From the .N'cw-Haven Hcr'ald.
FROMVTHE COUNTER or
JEREMY BROADCLOTH.
‘ W/rat dmzgerous action, .5-toorl it next to dear/i,
H/'ould I not wide-rgo for ‘one calm look .?’

How miserable must be the condition of that
man, who would risk his life ‘for one calmldok ."
VVhat offence could reduce one to such a situa-
tion‘? The tiiifortunate are often neglected ; the
imptident despised; the irreligious pitied; the
dissolule contemned. But they may all be re-
garded with kindness and attention by friencls or
corincxions; and even nialefactofs’ can command
gentle treatment. Hot-revel much we deprecate
vice, liuman nature is ever inclined to relieve ilie
sufferer. A copvicted murderer, as he ascends
the stalfultl, may buasfof more than " one calm
look ’

dition at whicli I have hinted, who sufl'ei's‘_all;thj_r§ ‘

vice, and often \i’l!.l)OUl fault. Indeed. iho mote"-
amiable his disposition is, the milder his temper,
the greater his philanthropy and l)t:nevol:',n‘C€,l
and the more exemplary his virtues arej" the
more exquisite will be his suffr:rings. Siicli a i
being may be met every day in our walks. A ’At.
church, you will see him with a downcast look. -'
If his eyes should happen to be raised to the desk,
you cannot but notice the vacant gaze. Some-.
times you will see him at the tavern, or at the
porter-lio'use, endeavoring to drown sorrow in a.
glass of ale, or to pull it away in volies of smoke-.'
Attempt to converse with him, and his brow is
immediately wrinkled into frowns, and his coun- ‘
rcnancc shadowed with gloom.” He will for a
moment exert liimselfto reciprocate your civility.
Bu ~'t will be for a moment. An irrevalent an-
sftier; a broken ‘sentence, or an unmeaning look,
soon betrays his sliattered mind ; while",-sable
melancholy wraps himself like the pallof depart-
ed peace. Often have I seen him pacing the
streets with hurried steps, when no business call-
ed. Sometimes you may see him moving‘ with
measured steps and slow; to one end of the town,
while his presence is req,iiii“ed in another. Sonic-
times you may see him at Court, ‘or at the Post-. ‘
Oflice, dangling his watch-chain, or playipg with
his cane. ’Hc cannot reinernber what hehears,
and endeavors in vain to fix his attention on sur-
rounding ohjects. He is always in pursuit ofnov-
elty,but can never find it ; ‘always busy, but'iiev- ~
er does any business. His house, to him, is a_
prison, and he goes abroad to ‘ leave hiniselfab

——a walking mot). - ent of wc-—0h. how". I,._,,pi'ty'
him! Unhappy iv‘ tch !--He could risk any ac-
tion, stood it next to death,_for one calm lock .’

leader, l’1illfe_;.}'0U not seen this being ?—-G0,,
c,ontemplate,—- ¥2"2"'riin HEN-PECKE11‘ HUSBAND L

 

Strayed or Stolen
UT of the pasture of the-subscriber on the
night of the lat inst. a dark brown l-IORSE,
about '15 hands high. 12 or -13 years old, with a,
number of spots» of bare-"skin about the head and.

g_(:):1’,‘T,-bright bay, with a star in his forehead and
.";.‘5£’5nip on thencse, the stat‘ more onone side than-
the other of his head, with a number of burs in
his tail. Whoevemjvill-take up said. Horses, and
send them to the siibscriber, or give -liirii notice,5.0"
‘thiit he may get them again, shall bveihaudsomvlf
rewarded, and all retisoiiablc charges p,a1d-

, .

VVhiteplaitis, ~ E. Tot-£11511!»

 

this, made a.lastirfg. irjgpréssion on my mind,’ _and, t 

-—I -wis/2 that-man bad ilzcarrl my aunt's ad-qisc 

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telling an hundred times how much her Leghorn,»

met-ting upon a subject in which he has little or i

There is, however, a being reduced to the con.-_”

torments of mind that can be iniagined, iviiho‘ti'[t?:._. .-

home.’ The wan and sallow visage, the rliscori-.» 
selate lookatid emaciated form ; all stamps‘: hiln '

.b,é§,_‘g’t;,:t~,;an_d ‘llndell the belly: also, a two years oldifl

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