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13011 THE c'oistitrr:iiciA1. .tnv£n"rtsi~:'tt._
CHILDHOOD,

rnizaniuc nu: s"r.tY oi’ ‘LA t=A'1ri~:"i"r1’:.
Ah ! wilt thou leave us, W'arrior, ‘say?
_ \Vilt thou again that oce:‘in_brave, ,
\Vbere death so often seeks,-liis prey, 
And black destru'ction rolls his wave ?
' Wliat if‘o‘r'ir cliuie iricleinéiit prove, '
I And darkling clouds our sky deform ;
The Stltt0fll‘l8l)_t_]Slltp, trtitli, and love, . _
_Our Father's Friend shall cheer 3:‘. warm.

"I‘is trite, rude winds oft round tis blow, ‘ A

A And tenipests ‘sweep ourmountains rnue;

Brit LA F.-\Y_l<1'I"1‘E shall never know
The winter ofIngratitude.

VVhat shall we do? ‘How plead thy stay ?
But, stirely, thou will ‘not depart I . R
Our little hands shall bar ,the way, ‘
And we will twin_e u'§~;rotriid thy heart.
'hVe’ll weave thee t‘vr‘catli,s ofbeauteoiis flow-
And gild them \vitlr“_tlie‘-rays oftruth: lers,
Thou 's'llt:tl[inOt count‘tb,e’tleetitrg liottrs,
Nor know but thou still in youth.

Nay,'\'vart'ior, more :— \‘l‘i_en life shall close,
And Time’s eventful éatids have run,
‘V0 ll hear thee to a blcst repose, _
Beside our‘ Father,— WASHINGTON!
BOSTON BARB.

THE VIRGINIANS. ‘
E'.‘cli'actsfrom letters from the South and West.
By “ ./lrthur Sirrglrztbii, Esql”

The Virginians ride litre horses, a wealthy
landlord keeping his saddle, his racing. his

, r:.arriage, and his plough horses distinct. They

teach the riding horses to pace over their
smooth sands, and dislike trottcrs; ride with-
out crnppers, and about home, with one spur,
thinking, "with Sir Hudibras, that ifthey got
one sitle along,tlie other will not hang aslrauk.
liistead ofa chaise, they use a chair, which is
very light -but unsocial, as they are usually
§iii,t;_le. _

W'liérevcr the Virginians go, a slave or two
moves behind as their sliadoiv, to hold the
horses, piil_l offthelr boots and pantaloons at
bed tirne, ifc"o"lrl, to blow up tli'e fire in bed-
ioonis, with their mouths, bellows being on-
known in a slave state. All are fox hunters
and thick shooters; some keeping parks of
deer, and others, a ducker for the season. As
game is plenteotis near their enclosures, on a
cloudy drizzly day, or a clear frosty night,
when the hounds can scent the trail along the
dew, out start young lads and bring home. the
partridge, the gronndhog, the rabbit, and the
tippnsstttll, with her offspring not bigger than
a‘ hcan,clinging to her teats in her false pouch.
Act-.tisto'nicrl from boyhood to athletic sports,
in an infinite series, the Virginians are iiius-
cular and elastic in limb. I saw a young roan
better] upon for ,‘;‘.'50(), at a foot race. Indeed,
every thing is decided by a wager. At some
cross roads,or smooth shaveri greens you may
see a wooden wall, high and broad as the side
ofa cbtircli, erected for men to play ball a-_
_E1_itlllSl. Most young Vir;:,'miaiis are too con-
vivial for me; and not a few are too careless to
moderate the ardors of Bacchus. Among the
lower‘ classes, worse than this is sonietitnes
root, the pandcrnonium of a whiskey shop ;—
\\ here lrooseless, pennyless, faiiiished idlers
endeavor “ to keep_their spirits tip by pouring
spirits down.” The "irgi'nians are fierce
.m8I'liSt]t€tt, and dtrclling is not discountenan-
ced. Tlrey sometimes meet and shoot at a
target for fish fry. Fish fries are held about
once in a fortnight, during the fish season ;—
when twenty or thirty men collect, to regale
on wliisliey,and fresh fish, and soft crabsjust
out of their sloughs, cooked under a spread-
ing tree near a running stream by the slaves.
Here‘ you may see a forester npsnatcli a perch
by the gills,’ and, at one quick drawing tbro’
his teeth, strip it clean from the spine: then
tip with another and so on to the end. At
these fries, the talk is ofslaves, crops, slioot-
ing matches, and qnaffing revels; their ideas
ever in a muddy channel. A more genteel
festival is the barbicoe,expensive and elegant;
where a numerous party of ladies and gentle-
men asscmbleby invitation or ticket and feast
and tlaiide in beautiful decorum, under an ar-
tificial arbor. This. as the Virginians, living
soisolatcd, are fond of.conipany, produces :r
course of visiting for weeks afterwards. A
Virginian visit is not an afternoon merely-

- but they go to week it, and to month it, and to

summer it. Nothing is contracted about the
I/i'i'gini;ins. Altliough all classes are prover-
bially lio.<pita'ble, yet there is a wide disparity
between the diti'erent tastes in this state. The
haoglity 8:. purse proud landlords form an ar-
i‘sto’cracy over the dependent democracy of
the poorer plaritcrs. '.I‘lieir gymnastic educa-
tion innrcs all to be bold riders and brave
lighters, but leaves a more than moiety sur-
prisingly deficient in literature.

’I'l:c'V.'rrgiiiiaiis are politicians, and look to
elections. Parties at.tlie South split perpen-
dicularly; as, at the north, horizontally; e-
qual sides in one; inthc other, all head and
tail. A federalist in Virginia is a medium
between a fcder:rl—ist and a democrat at the
ezisiwawl. Ifoiie wishes to be elected to the
zttzite or confedcr:it.ive representation, he offers
bitnself; and, in.-t.*:ul of doing this by proxy,
as in New Eiiglarul, away he posts about the
mtitities to visit each person and to solicit his
vote. But the voters are very capricious, as
was instanced this season. It citizen had of-
fercd and strivcn, purse and tongue, for three
years, to get elected, and the people would
not elect him. This yearlie declined, and
really did not wish-' for thehonor; and the vo-
ters tore oh‘ his coat in their zeal of putting
him on the bench, and would elect him.

As to religion, the Virginians are less zeal-
nus t-lia-n were our Plymouth _sires,who, on the
flat roofof the first meeting house they built,
planted a battery ofcannon for defence; but
being brought up without many churches, too

few regard the sabbath, except as a holiday ;-

or wherein to begin or end a journey.

/ In some places,-t‘mvards Norfolk, shops are
kept open, only the buyer may walk round to
the side door, to evade the law. But do‘ not
conclude that there are no“ cliristians in Vir-
,9,-inia. There are many ;. many who will
<:lteerftilly ride twenty miles to hear one s'er-
mon. And I.- know individuals wlioltave prof-
fered to pay fiftyor a hundred- dollars ayear,
to encourage the procuring of" a christian
minister. As they reside so far apart, each

plantation has its -corner‘ofgraves';r and the -

funeral service is not unfrequently performed
_.a month after the deceased is ‘buried ; as they
must. send a score or two ofmiles for a clef‘-

gv-rnaii. It is very common for rich planters

to remain bachelor's. In fiihiilies, the inis-l

tress usually carries about a_pon_derous bunch
ofkeys; as articles are kept under lock from
the slaves and doled oirt each day for use.-—
Where there are children, each single babe,
if there be a dozen, has its particular nnrse,or'
black mainmd, to spy it, and to tote it up and
down all day upon her shoulder, until it. is 8
years old. The rnatrons, in the upper classes
are indust‘rions,af’tirble, and accomplislied, in
a‘ high degree. The young ladies, ‘f O'call
them fair, not pale !”——with their pensive ‘but
imaginative conntenances, frequently dip into
the heart. What is amiable, Ibave seen a
lime miss sit dmvn at the side-table, on an
evening, to instruct an aged house slave’ to
spell in the Bible. ' ' '

 

I-‘ttoi'.t_'riiE INDEPENDENT iitouirma.

‘, THE BLEEDING HEART. .

A”.d-ark cloud hung over the Cedar valley,
and a drizzling mist had watt-.red profusely
the thick grass around the low painted cot-
tage tliatptood hid among the trees, at the
foot ofthe hill. But the window that looked
down the narrow’ road towards the village,was
open, tbgugh it was past the hour _of eleven at
night, and Mary sat pale and dejected by it,
resting her cheek upon lierlrand, andlooktng
out upon the gloomy sky, and listening with
all the deep and anxious expectation ofa ten-
der wife, for the "approach of her absent lins-
barid. De Lzincy had not always kept sncli_
hours as tliis—he was once fond, affectionate,

' attentive to her every want and wish, aiitl as

careful of her happiness as ofliis own life.---
When she married him, he was gay and
cheerful, rich and virtrious, and she had join-
ed her hand in his with the briglitest prospect
ofa long life ofconnubial bliss full before her.
But nowliis brow wore the aspect of deep and
settled gloom-—lie seemed to be himselfno
rnore——some secret disqtiiettidc pre_ved tipon
his mind, the strings of which lay concealed
from her view. Sometimes she thonglit he
loved her no longer'—bnt the thought almost
broke her heart, and she banished it—-she ho-
ped for the best, and waited now his return
with all the impatience of wronged btit silent,
nnrepining affection.

As midnight approaclicd,tlie streaked light-
nings began to flash along the woodlands, and
at intervals the deep and liollow-toned thun-
der rolled across the western arch ofheaveii,
the clouds dropped rain in larger quantities,
and the quiet ofthe night yielded to the stor-
my blackness ofa coming tempest. She rose
and closed the window with a heavy sigh.-
At that riioment a flash, unlike that oflight-
ning, at the edge ofthe woods, directly down
the road, and, a report ofa pistol alarmed her.
She threw open the window again. All was
silent. Then a faint voice seemed crying in
the wood; she listened, and tlionglit she gath-
ered the-"sound of“ murdcr”——but the thunder
rolled again, and again, and the red lightning
flashed angrily,‘ and a bowling wind rose up
and moaned most tlisnially along the forest.
She fastened _down the sash, and threw her-
self beside ber sleeping infants on the bed,
clasping them closely to her bosom, while her
heart beat most violently, and her whole
frametrernbled with terror.

A briefspace elapsed, and the hurried tread
ofa horse was heard corriing up the road ;—
and the gate creakerl on its hinges ; she heard
De Lancy’s voice, “ wo, wo, Bob ; let me get
off; this is bad business ; we are both crazy:
wo, wo, Bob, you don"t smell the blood now ;
Lord, how the lightning flashes ; there’s blood
on my arm yet ;, wo, no.” The horse was
led away to the stable; she heard the door
shut, and the key turn, and presently De Lati-
cy rapped at the door. She flew to open it,
and her husb_and entered wiih a wild and ag-
itated air, pale and besm'eared with mire and
blood. _ “In the name of Heaven” cried
Mary, “what is this?” ‘ Only a trifle, wom-
an, Bob threw me, and my nose bled a little.’
She feared to interrogate hiiri ftirthcr, for his
ruffled and remorse humor was forbidding.-—
Slie pressed him to partake ofthe supper she
had kept ready for him, and endeavoured to
soothe, by kindness and attention, the gloomy
tnind in which she found him. He refused
to eat, however; and after sitting with his
hand clenched some moinentson his forehead,
he rose, took a heavy dratiglit of brandy and
threw himself on the bed. -

Mary laid down beside hiiii,btit not to sleep;
or ifainonientary doze came over her, her
waking fancy pictrrred to her restless and
anxious mind the feverish dreams of ‘a disor-
dered brain. She rose as the first glimmering
ofday broke tipoii the green valley, and walk-
ed out to the spring, to bathe heriburning brow
in the cool clear waters of the flowing brook.
She had been there but a few moments before
two men rode rapidly tip the road, and enter-
ed the gateway. She hastened to the house,
and they entered with her inquiring for Mr.
De Laney, and securing in too rirnch haste to
wait even the common civility.

De Lancy lay, still asleep, and when they
rtidcly roused him and laid their hands upon
liim,lre sprang upin a kind of freuzy—-‘ What,
so soon ?’ cried he, ‘ Why, who told you]
killed him ?’ ‘It is enough,’ said one oftlrein;
‘ who asked you to accuse yourself—liow
came you to know he was killed? Come, we
must search you.’ De Lancy stood aghast.
In the perturbation ofthe niornent he had be-
trayed hiniself——lic had been unprepared ;—
and as they drew from his pockets the riioney
and watch of the murdered man, he trembled
excessively. ‘ Ah, the Devil has doiwfor me
at last,’ said be, throwing a wistful glance at
his two sweet infants, as they lay smiling in
their infant slunibers on the bed. locked in
each others arms ; and then towards his wife,
who, in an agony of despair at this yudden
burst ofovcrwhelniing misfortune on herself
and children, and of tgnominy and shauie on
him who was dear to her as her lieart’s blood,
vile and dishonored as he stood before her on
that fatal tiiorning, stood pale and fixed as a
statute by the bedside. ‘-I have r-uiried you
all’ said he; ‘ but he whom Islew, first ruin-
ed rue ; he won a tlionsand dollars‘ ofme last

 

night :- I killed liim—I got my money back, .'

and nowiny life is forfeited. Oh, why was]
litikcd with that infernal sprrit?—‘—Gaml)ling
has rtiitied ine,and those whose fortunes were

bound upin uiiiie, forever. Oh Mary; my

iwordear "its; my poor, dear babes.’ He
raved and raved ;- but they hurried him away,
and bound his manly arms with a thick cord‘
and led him between their horses from hi;
beautiful cottage hoine...,g=

The)’ hall D01-g0ne_ffar‘befoi'e they heard a

distracted voice behind therii.- De Lancy’s '

wife was following'.; her hair hanging about
her shoulders‘; her feet bare, and her every

v_l.(3illUl‘~e betokening-the very ll0l'l0l'0fallglll5l|.

 

will becotne of your poor wife and chil'd're

.praye_rs ofthe poor and destitute. ;and to hint

‘nouncement, and therefore the more grateful

._were introduced, and cordially received by
the General.—~Statesman.

‘Yorktown, while the fleet 0fC-ount dc Grasse
was blockading the harbor to prevent supplies
from‘ reaching the British‘, the Count received

-Domingo‘, at a certain date.

iington, well knowing that upon the fleet de-

'De _G-‘rasse, and endeavoured, by every means
ruhis power, to delay his departure--but. in _

“ stay a tnonient; oh, ‘stdy l»’.‘s'pcirlt- to. me,
George, (Oh what will becotrie of its-“_-w'li:t’t’t
ii .
The officcrs 'only_in‘creased their speégd and
De‘ Laney-lweiit on, with his,_hands folded,aud
his brow bent in desperate silent despair.—’-
Poo;-’ Mai-y, after rotloiviiig them more than
two iniles, turnedand went back, crying loud-
ly and bitterly all the way. H

"Greorge’s,trial -and cotirleiiination followed
speedily. Heplead fguilty. Mary went to.
see him in'gaol, brit he told her at parting that
it would break his heart to meet her again.—--
This proved to be an unnecessary adnionition.
She had been deserted by all her friends, a-
mid the crnslt of _ber morning hopes. She
pined away in her solitary home, day after
day, and was found dead in the cottage, with
it babe on each arm, early one mornitig, by a
passer by, who was attracted to the house by
the crying ofthe infants: De .,Lancy never
knew her fate, though he was not executed for
almost a month afterwards.

Thus ended the life of a Gambler, in utter
ruin to hitnselfand his family, in double and
doubly desolating crimes‘.

 

THE BIBLE.

./In flfcclranate and Rclnarkablc Talc.

The circunistance itself occurred in the
town of IVarrington, and was related there at
a Bible Meeting, by a gentletiian of respecta-
bility and vcracity,connected with the society.

The circumstance was iiitrodticcd in the
following words:——Abont Sweeks ago, two
little boys, decently clothed,tlic eldest appear-
ing about thirteen, and the younger eleven,
called at tliclodging house for vagrants,in this
town, for a night’s lodging; the keeper ofthe
house (very properly) took tlierri to the Va-
graltls’ Office to be examined ; and if proper
objects, to be relieved. The account they gave
of themselves was extremely affecting, and
no doubt was e.ntertaine'd'”ofits trntli_.——It ap-
peared that but a’ few weeks had elapsed sinrce
these poor little wanderers lrad resided 'with
their parents in London. The typhus fever
however, in one day, carried off both father

and motlrer, leaving them orphans, in-.21 wifi

world withoiita home and without friends li-
Iinmcdiatcly after the last mournful tribute
had been paid to their parents’ memory, hav-
ing an uncle in Liverpool, poor and destittitc
as they were, they resolved to go and throw
themselves nponliis protection. Tittod, there-
fore, and faint they arrived in thiitvtown on
their way. Two bundles contained their little
all. In the youngest boy’s was found, neatly
covered, and carefully preserved, a Bible.——
Theikceperot the lodging liotise addressing
the little boy, said, ‘you have neither money
nor meat, will you sell me this bible? I will
give yoti five shillings for it.’ ‘ No l’ exclaim-
ed lie, (the tears rolling down his youthful
clieeks,) ‘ I‘ll starvetirst.’ He then said ‘tltcre
was plenty of books to be bought beside this ;
why do you love this bible so mncli ?’ He
replied, ‘ no book has stood my friend so long
as my bible.’ ‘ Why, what has your bible
done for you?’ said be. He answered ; ‘VVhen
I was a little boy abotit 7 years of age, I be-
came a Sunday Scliolaiyin London; through
the kind attention oftny master, I soon learn-
ed to read my Bible-—-this Bible, young as I
was, showed me that I was a sinner, and a
great one too ; it also pointed me to a Saviour
——aiid I thank God that I have found mercy
at the hands ofClirist, and I am not ashamed
to confess liiinbefore the world.’

To try him still farther, six shillings were
then offered him for his Bible. ‘ No,’ said he
‘ for" it has been my support all the way from
London ;——-hungry and weary, often have I
sat down by the way side to read my bible, 8:.
have found refreslrment frotn it.’ Thus did
he experience the consolation ofthe Psalmist
when he said, “In the multitude of the sor-
rows that I had in my heart, thy comforts had
refreshed my soul.” He was then asked .‘what
will you do when you get to IalVel‘p&J¥,Sll0t]lC,
your uncle refuse to take you in ?’ is reply
may excite a blush in many established chris-
tiaris. ‘ My Bible tells me,’ said he, '- when
my father and my mother forsake me, then
the Lord will take nie- up.’ The man could
go no farther, tears choaked his utterance,
and they both wept together. They had in
their pockets, tickets, as» rewards for their
good condrict, from the school to which they
bclongcd,and thaiikfuliicss and liuniility were
visible in all their deportment.

At night, these two little orphans, bending
their knees by the side oftlreir bed, commit-
ted themselves to the care of their heavenly
father--to him whose ears are open to the

who ha’s said——‘ Call upon me in the day of
trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shall
glorify _me.’ The next niorning, these re-
freshed little Wanderers arose early, addressed
themselves to their journey, and set out for
Liverpool; and may He, who bears the ra-
vens when they cry, and answers their peti-
tions,guide tbeni through time and bless them
in eternity.-—-Land. Evan. Jlfag.

LA FA-Yi«:T'rs.—0ii Saturday, General La
Fayette and his son called at the House of
Mr. John Hurley, the patriotic mahufacttirer
who sent out to him before he left Frarice,tlie
elegant VVashington hat, whiclrhe has worn
since his landing in this cotiiitry, and who al-
so refused to take pay for one furnished to
George \Vasbington La Fayette, alledging
that all the hats he could supply the famil_i/
with were paidjbrforty years ago. This vis-
it evinces in the strongest light the reptiblican
feelings and all‘.-ibility and kindness ofthe
great friend ofLiberty. He spent irearly an
hour at Mr Hurley's, and tiianifcsted a lively
interest for his farnily,taking each by the hand
and conversing with them in the most affec-
tionate manner. His visit was without an-

to the feelings of all. While he remained,
many ofthe neighbors and friends of Mr. H.

./Inecdote of La Fa_i;¢dte.—-At the Siege of

positive orders from France to proceed to St.
General Wash-

pended his chance ofsticcess, went personally

on board the Ville rte Paris, the flag ship of

vaiir ; the Count’shew‘ed‘ his written orders,
where it appeare"tl‘tl_iatthe time had already

elapsed’. Gener'al‘Rocliembeau next went— ,

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the yoiltlrful,tlic virtuous, tlregi-cat Fayette,
dtctermincd to use fl‘fS“IllfluCl)C0 in behalfof
hisadoptcd cotrntry—-“B.cniaiii, (said lr’e,)’and
I will bear-yoti' safe to thé Kiiig:-'—rcnia'in, and
[will bear the brunt of his displeasure.” The
Count atlast, consented-—th'e *"eiieiny’s fleet
.was kept otit——the town sni'rcnder'ed-—and
liberty was proclaimed to distressetl America.

-' [.4leraizdrir.'. Gt.'Z'.

Bra'rrtoiiic,iii his well known Memoir_s'.gives
the following sketch of Anne de llIontnioren-
ci, Constable of France, and a distinguished
cliiefin the war ofthe League:

‘ Every inorning,’says the liistorian,‘wlictli-
er he was at home or in the arniy,on a inarclr,
or «in camp, he never. neglected to recite his
paternosters. But it was.-a saying arriong the
soldiers, ‘ Take care of the patcrnosters of
Monsieur the Constable,’ for, whilst he was
muttering them over, he would throw in by
way of parenthesis, as the occasion ofdiscip-
line or war demanded, ‘ Hang me that fellow
on the next tree ; pass me that other through
the pikes; ‘bring me hither that man and
and shoot him before my face; ctit me in pie-
ces all those rascals who are so audacious as
to defend the steeple againsttlic King ;bnrn
tire that village ; set fire to all the country for
aquarter ofa league ronn..' ;’ and all this he
would utter and would have done withoirttlic
least interruption to his devotions, which he
would have thought it a sin to defer another
tour, so tender‘ was his coiisciencc.’

’I‘lre history of the civil wars of England
furnished many instances oflikc tenderness qf
conscience, and scrupulous recital of prayers,
on tlre.,part of military cominanders. The
Russian generals’ and soldihrs perform their
devotions with pnnctilious regularity in the
midst of the most ferocious havoc ofof war.

(.N‘ut. Gaz.

./1 Pr'intcr’s Drcri7ri.—Tbe Printer of the
F‘armer’s Advocate says-——-‘~ We do not pro-
tend to believe in dreams, but we had one a
'ew nights since, of stich a singular character
that gevcannot resist an inclination to give it
publicity. We dreamed that all otir deliri-
uucnt subscribers flocked in and paid tip their
old accounts—coliscquenily, we immediately
procured new type fr-our New-York, enlarged
the Advocate, and paid offtlie paper-inaker.
In this we were exceedingly deliglrtcd--biit
jast as we were about to render a host of ac-
knowledginents to our patrons, an tinlncky,
blundering little insect, (wliich we do think
might have found better lodgings) gave us
such a friendly grip between the shoulders,
that we awoke under the dreadful apprehen-
sion that the shcrili'liad favored us with" :1 call
—But ’twas all a dreani—-—all but the bite.’

./Irrttc Dog.9.—Capt:rirr Parry liasgiven an
interesting account ofthe power ofthcse ari-
iruals, and of their great use in dragging an-
chors, cables, boats, and stores of all kinds,
from the Hccla to the Fury, which they per-
formed with astonishing ease andexperlition.
“It was a ctiriotis sight,” says Capt. Parry,
“ to watch these nscfnl,:inimals walking off
with a bower anchor, a boat, or a topinast,
without any difficulty: and it may give some
idea of what the dogs are able to perform to
state, that nine dogs of Capt. L'yon’s dragged
1,611 pounds a distance of 1,750 yards in nine
minutes, and that they worked a similar way
between the ships for seven or eight hours a
day. The road was, liowcver, very good, and
the dogs the best that could be procured.”

1?t?§rLrat2ce.—I.ately', in a church‘ in Eng-
land, an intimation was read from the ptilpit
for a collection in aid of sufferers from fire.
The collector at the door flattered himself
that he had been utiiisnally sticccssfnl, as he
saw a gentleman put a note into the plate.—
On counting tip, however, the note did not
appear to have been issued frotn the bank,buI
merely bore these irioiiitory words-—“Lct
them insure and be hanged to them.’

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The Sim liglrted with Ga3.—-A London pa-
per says, M. Arago, ofthe Academy of Scien-
ces, Paris, coinriitinicated to that hotly on the
24th July, the results of several cnrioiis ex-
pcrimerits which he had made upon the polar-
ization of light. From these experiments he
considers liiinselfatitliorized to believe that
the ltiininons part ofthe sun is nothing else
than a gaseous substance in combustion like
the flame ofcandles. It is well known that
this was suspected by the celebrated Doctor
Herschell. ‘

.9 Retort Uncom~teo2'ts.——A Justice -of the
Peaceln Vermont, who was not very tinted
for his erudition. had a cause bronglit before
him ofrather an obscene nature ; in which a
young woman was introduced as a witness,
-who was not delicate in the. choice of words,
in her testimony, The Justice observed to
her, that she had Brass enough in her face to
make a five pail kettle. To which she ans-
wered Yes Sir'—and there is Sap enough in
your head to fill it.

HONORABLE snitvrcis. -

Hast thou scrv’d many, tell it not to any. I

, L.-\.t‘vIB’S WOOL.
THE stibscriber has for sale a quantity of
Lambs’ IVool, ofgood qriality, suitable
for S'tockings,or for inanufactiiring into Cloth,
which he offers at reasonable prices.
_ ISAAC Jrzxivixcs.
Norwalk, September 6; S19

FARM FOR SALE.

T a removal otit ofthe State,
offers for sale a valuable Farm
- . situated in the town of New Ca-
naan, about 3 miles from Norwalk,
miles from FiveM.River Landing. Sd.Farmis
pleasantly situated on an etninence that coni-
.tiiands a view of Long Island Sound ; and
contains 19.17. acres, well proportioned in Mead-
ow, Plough, Pasture and Wond_ Land, well
watered, and some parts in a high state ofcul-
tivation. On the premises is one large and 1
small Dwelling House; a convenient Shop
near the latter; Barn and other necessary out
houses near the former. The property will be
sold entire or separate,as suits the convenience
ofpurchasers. Payments made easy. For
—furthe'r particulars, inquire of Wm. J. Street,
-Norwallt, or! to the Subscriber living on the
premises. STEPHEN B‘0‘UTON.
Neiv-Canaan, Sept. 3, 18224’. 6m28

; OTICE.—-Woollci)jYarn wove on white
and blue'Gotton’Warp, as ustial, by
A. NASH.

 

but with no better SUCCESS.’ In this dilemma: .

If one have serv’d thee, tell the deed to many, ;

the potiiid.

- I T
HE stibscriber, contemplating

and 4.

 

. . Dre. W9.ods. 82¢-

THE following articles of Dye \Voods ma

‘ just be'en‘:’_pr'ocirred in -New-York, and
will be solrlloiv for CASH.‘
is Best Carbpeaclry Logwood ; Fustic; ‘Nic-
araugtia wood ; Ground Camtvoogl ; Copper-
as; Aleppo Galls; Arnatto; Allum ; Flo.
taut Indigo ; Potash, 82:0. Also,a'n addition-
al supply of Drugs 8; Meo.’r'cines,\vhich,togetli-

-er with his former assoftiiienr, ..con'iprise',al- ‘

most every article in that line." j‘ . _
. 0Li V1111-'I‘,AY_t.0R.—
Norwalk, Atig. 30,1824. . ,i?_.2,7

UST received by the subscriber &}for sale
Cotton Batting ; Pulled Wool ;j_first quali-
ty N. Milford Rye Flour ; at a small advance‘
for Cash. AARON ‘NASH,
Norwalk, September 7, 189.4. 9.8

- *1
j ‘street he _ Santos

HAVE just received per John Marshall a

handsome assorirzicnt of DRY-G OODS
bought expressly for this market, and will be
offered at a small advance from the Auction
cost-——Consistin_!_r in part of Real Superfine‘
blue and black Cloths; fine blue, black, mix’tl;
olive and drab do ; common mix’d 8:. drab do;
blue, drab, 82. inix’t Cassitncres; assortinent
offinc and common Satinetts; ]“lilffllBlS, as-
sorted; black Boiubazetts ; Caroline Plaids ;
Calicoes; Chintz 6; Furniture do; Cambric
inoslins, a large assortnient; book. jaconet Sc
rirttl niuslins; tig’d Swiss and book do ; Irish
lcns ;Lawns and liiieir Cainbrics ;cotton and
silk flagg lidkfs. ; Canton and Bandana lidkfs.
Bobinet and cotton Lace ; black and white

Tlitile Lace; Silk, Valcntia and Mersaillcs .

Vesting; fine Shirting; 5-4, 4-4, 8-4 Apron
Checks, cheap; fineand common Ticking;
Iiniiation and Purple Shawls; 6-4,5-4,44
black silk Shawls; 4-4, 5-4 Merino do; white,
spotted, Sr. plaid Cravatts ; Cassirriere Points,
81. Shawls; American unbleacli’d ble-.icb’d
Shirting and Sheeting mnslins; Plaids and
Stripes; Cotton Yarn; Cotton Batting and
Candle W-ick. Together with an assert-
ment of Groceries, H.1i'dwarc 8L Crockery.
Norwalk, August 31, J824.

JUST REC’D BY SMITH 8:. WlLS_Ot\',
In adclition to tlrcir former Stock of F./1.'VCY
and SYWPLE GOODS, ,

§3LACK, blueanri drab Cloths ; drab" Ker-

scy; Blue and black Cassinieres; black
and blue Satinctts ; white and red Flaunt.-ls;
Caroline Plaids; Plaid Bombazetts ; a large
assortirieiit of Cassiniere Sltawls will be sold
a burgaiii ; 4-4 Ptlcrino Ev. Caslrincre Sliawls;

8-4 Merino do; long Cashmere do ; Englislr, '

Tiircatl, Bnbbinett, and Cotton L:rces,elegztIit.
patterns ; Bonibazincs and Boiiiliazetts ;--
Bang-rip Cord ; black Worsted Hose; Men
and Boys’ Water Proof Domestic I-lats; blacl;
double chain’d India Levantine; Shell Combs;
Horn do ; Green Baize ; 'I‘abby Velvet ; Cot-
ton Sbawls; wide Bobbinett Lace for Vails ;
Plain and Furniture Diniity ; Cotton Um-
brellas; black 8:. color’d Beltliiblrons, Claps
and Buckles; Mcn’s mixed Larubs’ Wool
Hose ; W'hitc do ; an elegant assortment of
Papcr Hangings. *,j“ The above articles will‘
he sold low.

Norwalk, Septctnher 13.

9.9

SIX months from this date are‘ liniitedby
the Court of Probate for the district of
Norwalk for the exliibition of claims against
tlresestate of James ..’l1o1'gai2., late ot'.Wilton,
deceased. ZALMUN Moiroaiv, E Execu-

WM. IVIORGAN, tors.
W'ilton, Sept. 6, 18214. 23*
fl‘ H E‘ stibsct'iber having had his property
attached by Eben’r Stevens to the arrroimt
of Sixteen Hundred Dollars, it becomes ne-
cessary that all who liave accotiiits with the’
subscriber should call and settle immediately
-—particularly.those indebted. _
- Jitssr: CURTIS.
28

Norwalk, Sept. 6.

"HE Subscribers liaving entered into part.-
riersliip under the firm of C"l.ll'f’t8'&'.]1'0Ck-
well, itiforni the public that they carry on the
Saddle, Hariiess, and Trtinli-rnaltiiig business
in all its branches, about 50 rods North _of the"
Bridge,“-liere those who may firvor them with
their work may depend‘ on having it done in‘
the best manner a't the shortest notice. '
Norwal‘k,§ JESSE CURTIS,
Sept. 6.‘ - DAVID Rocitwr:r.r..

R AN'I‘ED—-Ten or twelve Journeyrncn
, Slioeiiiakers, to work at ditl'crent kinds
ofpegged work. Constant employnrennt, and
good wages" will be givep. Casn paid as fast
as the work is done. Apply to ,
.l.tM'r:s' B. EELS.
N. B. \Vanted, an Appi'eiiticc to the Shoe
making business. from 14 to -16 years of age.
None need apply without being well t'(3C(ittt'-
mended. I‘Jorwalk, Aug. 6, )8"-2 . 28*

' 0 LET--A coriverri'ent ROOM near the
Bridge,well calculated for a nieclianic of
almost airy description. For further p'a'rti'cu‘-
l-ars inquire of E. B. Bi:at‘.\'i:'i"r.
Norwalk, June 2'1, 1824!, I7

ED G*AUN'l‘Ll€‘.T, by the author of\Va-
vcrly, Sac. just received at the Library,
west side the bridge. 1’. PRICE‘.
Norwalk, August 30.
COTTON BA'1"1‘lNG.
JUST received and for sale by the subscri-
ber Cotton Batting of good quality, at‘ Is.
A. NASH.

Norrvzillt, September 13.
At a Court of Probate lioldeii at‘ Norwalk izv
the District of Norwalk, Sept. ]~3tli, 18°24.
‘ H E‘ Administrators on tli e estate of .£ls¢:'
Lockwood late of said Norwalk, deceas’d,
having represented to this Court that the es-
tate of said dec’d is insolvent, it is lierc~.by or-v
dered that tlie'first Monday of Oct. iiext, at
10 o'clock forcnoon, be assigned for the "ap-
pointment of Coinniissioners on the estate of
said dec’d, at the P:obaic Otlice in said Dis-
trict, and that the Adnir’s. on said estate give’
due and legal notice thereof.
-W. M. Bsivrs, Judge.
Public notice is hereby accordingly given.-

Bi~:N.rAmiN LOCKWOOD, Adm,”
EDWIN Locxwoon;
Norwalk. Sept. 189.4. 99

I-IE"Coti’rt' of Probate for Norwalk Dis-
trict, hath linrited and appointed‘ Six
Months from this date for the creditors to the
estate of Daniel J\"Ir3h, late of said N0|'\VHll(f

deceased, to exhibit their claims against said

estate. D.s.Nri:I-. NASH, . .
DENNIS NASXX, Exec‘rs.-
Sr:'rH.'l‘.tirLon, '
Norwalk, Sept. 13. 1894- 9-9*