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SPRING GOODS.
HIS DAY Stevens 6: Beldcn, open at
the store recently occupied by \Vi|liam
Gale, dec-eased,ontlie East side of tlte Bridge.
a large at,-l ex-
zi few ro.-ls north of the Mill, W
tensive assortment of Spring Dry tx0t?(|l',‘; em-
i,r,,C;,,,.,,5ne,q.- as possible every article that
may be called for. It is their intention to keep
' cm, the most complete of any ip
and will endeavor to sell their
tiouils -is cheap as ai:y other estahlislimcnt willi-
’ put. exception. Tlte pnbllc a}t;c_ resilectfuily in-
yited l(l(."lll£1fl(lCXall1ll]3 Orl einseyes, ,
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- EVI CLARK still continues his business
at his old store west side the Bridge where
lite will be happy to fitrnislt his old custoiiicrs
‘mill the public with gold and silver Patent Lever
\V.-itclics, Lcpiuc, Englisli and French, do, gold
;Seals, Keys, and Chains. Every variety of
Brcastpiiis arid Finger-riiigs; Ear Drops and
Nnbs; silver Tliimbles. Pencils, and in fact
_cvcry tliiitg in the Jewelry line. Silver spoons
3| large as.-ortii'icnt always on hand: silver and
steel !Sptet‘la('lcs: Candlesticks, snutfers and
.travs; linc Britaiiia tea and coffee Pots; look:
.ill?7~(il1lS$(?S: tea waiters, therinometers. clocks,
«kc. Every attention paid to watch rc-‘
pairin.'__r, and j.ib.<iloiit.- at short notice. Engra-
viiigs on Spooiis, collin plates, trttnk lllZ!il”€,S.
,not:iri:_il souls, dsc. executed with iieatne:;s__ ziittl
git sliort notice.
Na rcli. I337.
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U.\'lV'i:Illl.‘)‘.\L VEGE’l‘ABI.;E
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,5};(_:[‘:Itl'].'Y .-\CrAI-.\'S'1‘ COU;\"l'}'ZRI,“El'l'S.
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I ‘HE within named John B. Sat1_tlfOft]i Of
- 15rio‘gcpoi't, Conn. is my appointed Gener-
al Agent for the County of Fairliclil, Connecti-
,-cut, in thr~.Unitetl States ofAinetica, and this
letter whicli is signed by me 13-cii_iair‘,i3i llran-
~tll't.)lll, in my own hand writing, mu_st_ also be
' signed by the within nanicd General Agent,
wijosengiine will also appear in the pf-iuéipal
,.apcrsiiitlieL7iiitcilStates. This c:iu_t'ioii_lias be-
‘ (:t)tllP. absolutely necessary to guard the public
aeaitist the tiuinerous counterfcits wli_ich_ are out
oftlie aliove popular Medicine.
This letter will be renewed every twelve
months, therefore should aity alteratitiupfbe itiade
in the date, do not purchase, there is doiil;_t.
l.’-. l3R.Al\"DRl1l'l‘I-I.
New-Yoi'k, Jziiiunry 31,1837. '
In order to guard agaliist Countcifcits, a_ co-_
py ofthe above or rtilicute will be l'tirtiisl_i_ed to
eacli one of the following named Ageiits ap-
(pointedliy John B. Suiitlford, for the sale of
‘Brandrcth’s V. U. Pills in the rcsiictstivetggvus
tliroiighout Fairficltl County:
Ifairfield, George Peck, Lewis llttlri‘ and
-, George Burt-
Southport, Davis A‘. Perry.
’ \Vestport, John \V. Taylor. ,
Danbury, David Pearce, Jr. and .l2;iiic5_ \V.
Porter.
Itidgeficld, \Vni Dani.-liy 5.: C0. '
Redding, Fatitoii ct Dunconib, and Abbott
6.: Frost.
\Vilton. George B Middlcbrooks.
\Veston, Eli Adams.
Trumbull. Jtidsoit Curtis.
Munroe, Levi Edwards and Daniel Sher-
.'WO0tl.
_ New-Fairfieltl, Seely Barnum and Stephen
Hopkins.
Stratford, Robert \Valker and Treat Blake-.
._man.
Norwalk, Levi Clark and Carmi Betts.
New-Canaan, Samuel Raymond 65 Co.
Stamford, \V 66 R Hoyt or. C0.
Greenwich, Thomas Barton and Jonathan
Jcssup.
Black Rock, Ephriatii C. Penfield.
Ncwtown, Baldwin 65 Beers, Johnson «Sc
‘lark. W B Glover, Ezra Morgan, S B Peek
Co, and Hart Shepard.
rooklield, Burr & Morris. _
A constant supply of the Genuine Pills
can be had atthe old stand of
JOHN B. SANDFORD,
Bridgeport, March 14, 1836.
THE STEAIVIER
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OMMENCES her regular trips from Norwalk
’ Bridge, to the west side of Catlierine Slip
. New York. this day, and will continue running fr_om
‘his place every Monday and Thursday, returning
from New~York every Wednesday and Saturday,
irther notice. The price of freight will be
'.rher than the customary price has form
‘ °Casli to be paid on delivery of the
For Freight or passage apply at the store
bscribcr or to the Captain on board the
iii. HOYT. 1
“ DoN"r GIVE U1‘ 'riii~; snip.”
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NOIEEVALIK, CONN. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 183?.
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POETRY.
From the Fraiflrlin. Rcy2os'ilo7'1/.
N \Ve rescue our own names, character and
honor from all participation in this matter; and
whateverthe wayward cliaracter of the times,
the headlong and plunging spirit of party devo-
tion, or the fear or the love of power, may have
been able to bring ab ltll elsewhere, we desire to
iliank God that they have not, as yet, overcome
the love of Liberty, fidelity to true republican
principles, and a sacred regard for the Constitu-
tion, in that state, whose soil was drenched to a
mire, by the first and blest, blood ofthe Revolu-
tion.—Mr. Webster’s Protest.
“ Old Jl'Iassac/txusclls 'tt‘(.’(17's’I£
IVith'in her lorclly crourn.”
l Mus. SIGOURNEY.
Ay,—hone.« ily and fearlessly
Thy duty hath been done. !
Champion of Truth and Liberty,
New England’s gif.cd son ?
\Vell may the state tl at gov-' thcc birth ‘
Exnlting hear thy tiame-— I
That to the farthest. lioitnils of LG ll)
I-Ier glory shall proclaim !
Firm leader of that Rotiian band ‘
‘.Vlio in the lawless hour .,
(\Vhen ev’ti the Giizirdiaiis ofour {nil
Cringed to the nod of power ;)
True to their couii.'ry’s grateful trust
_ Disdain’d to bend the knee,
And saw with indignation just
Thesameful mockery. ‘
\Vhat though in Frcedoiifs holy cause
Thy voice was raised in -.'aiii— '
For when did party spirit pause
At lrutli's persuasive strain Ll
That voice, in every patriot soul
Hath woke an LlllS\'.'Cl‘l[l,Q tone;
And still the echoes onward roll, ‘
Ev’n lg‘ ll]? I;(lol’s thi'oiie._
And bleneh tliem iiot-tlioiigit ditflily 110W
The sway of power hath spread, '
A spirit it can never bow ’ ' ‘
ls rising from the ilcsul ;
m'e,u_ are mu_rii';u ring of the past,
' rid roiisitig them to see '
Tlie fearftil doubts that overcasf,
Their future Lll)(.‘l'l:'-'i. ‘ '
':l‘~hen onward? Thou whose warning cry
' "Hath broke the hecdless rest, ‘ " -
Until thy own trtic eo_c'rg_v
Glows ii;-' each i‘i'ceiiiau‘s breast !,
Until -the faitltlhlnc-?«: v.~_fyr.-re, ‘
Our Fathcr’s_ only guide, '
I_nspire_s_ Colutiibiriii lieztris once tiiore
“rim lliy i_iatt‘lot_ ptitle I
A_y poitit tliem to the Pilgrim 'R,o_cl‘,, It
And to the hallowed mound
\Yhere \Varren met the battle shock,
In death with glory crown’d ! '
Let every burning word recall
"' he struggles of the brave,
‘Who nobly dared and suffered all
Their dearest rights to save.
The glorious dead !—It shall not be
That they have lived in vain,
XV-bile on the page of memory ,
Their thrilling deeds remain 1-
"riot each state some sacred spot,
Her freedom’s chosen shrine '! ‘
Some record ue’er to be forgot,
l’rou_il ofilic boast of_tliine"?~'
1’-‘ct all should only serve to keep
More true oiir Unity ; ‘
Ev’ri as our own bright rivers sweep
' ‘or’. to, one blending sea;
So should the splendor ofthe past
\V-ith present hopes combine,
And o’er our Union ever cast, '
I" A ll=’1.l.°. all ‘ll"ll.3fi=. ’
And when in future years thy name
Shall till the poct’s sonrr.
roll with all thy coiiiiiry’s faint;
On liis,tp_ry’s page along ; .
Ev'n as thy own expanded inind
' New sheds its cliecriug rays,
Not to one narrow spot confined,
Shall be thy well earned praise.‘ . _
No--though the North may claim tuy lJ_1§'!!!2
' The Star's ascending gleam ! '
Asiiust to all thy gifts and worth,
The South shall hail its beam '.’
Erdni every lip-—froui every heart,
The glowi__ng tribute woii--
That thine has been a1’atriot’s part-g
' _Co1.U.\iniA’s noble son. '
Feb. 1. 1837. B.
M1soELL.tivY,
Fmm. flu,-., _'Bi7-d’s .Ncw I/Vorkqf “Nick in the
I/Voorls." .
ROARING RALPH,
it pr.R}Lous ADVENTURE,
A second look, however, convinced the sol-
(lie; that the wretphetl being bad sufiicient cause
for his clap-ior,heing, in truth, in a situation al-
most as dreadfulas any Rolaiid had ir_nagiii_ed.
His arms were pinioned behind his back, and
his neck secured in _a halt.er, (taken as it appear-
ed, from his steed) by which he was fastened
‘to a large bough immediately above his head,
with nothing betwixt him and death save the
r horse upon which he sat, a. young and terrified
beast, at whose slightcststart or itiotion, he must
have swung off and perished, while he possess-
ed no meansof restraining the animal wliatever,
except such as lay in the strength oflcg and the
virtue of voice.
In this lg;-_rible sitiiation it. was plain he had
remained for a considerable period, his clothes
and hair, (for his hat had fallen to the gl‘OUtl(l,)
being saturated with raiti; while lllS face pur-
ple with biood, his eyes swollen and protruding
from their orbits, wiili a most gliastlylook ofag-
ony and fear, showed how often the uneasiness
ofhis horse, round whose body his legs were
lashed with the convulsive energy of despair»
had brought him to the very verge of sti°angnla-
tion.
The yells of mortal terror, for such they hail
been, with which he hadlso long filled the forest,
were changed to sliriclis of rapture, as soon as
he saw help approaching in the person of the
astonished soldier.
‘ Praised be the Etariial !' he roared, ‘out
We loose, strannger! Praised be the Etarnal,
and this ere dumb beast! Cut me loose, strann-
ger for the love of God !’
Sncli was Roland’s intention, for which ptir-
pose he had already clapped his hand to his sa-
bre, to employ it in a service more humane
than any it had previovsly known, when, un-
fortunately. the voice ofthe fellow did what his
ilistortetl coiictcnance had failed to do, and re-
vealed to Roland's indignant eyes the author of
all his present dillicultics, the thief ofthe pinfold,
tlte robber of Brown Briarcus. in a word, the re-
doubtable Captain Ralpl. Stackpole. ’' ''
ry which be before had been too excited to en-
quire itito. He remembered the hints ofBrnce,
and he had learned enough of btmter Cuéloims‘
and ‘principles to perceive that the _lllSll’,€ ofthe
woods had at last overtaken the lio‘-:e"tliicf.—
The. pursuing party had captured Jim. taken
in the very inanticr. while still in me possession
ofthe two-year old pony, and at once adjudged
him to ‘the penalty prescribed by the border
code: ll('.t'l his arms, tiooscd him with the halter
of the stolen horse, and left him to swing as‘
soon as the tlll,ll,2~,l::1‘l_Sl1,C,)Lll(.l be tired of suppofiing
liim.
Thus tied up, his rifle, knife, and ammunition
lay under a tree hard by, that he ti._.‘,glit have
the satisfaction, if satisfaction it could be, of
‘knowing they were in safety; the executioners
lliad left lt_itii to his fate, and ridden awaj-,7 long
-, sir.<:e, to attend to other ln)pOl'lElDl..3l_I_.€lll'S of the
colotiy.
Th‘ _nir>iiic-.nt that Itolaiigl understood in whose
SCl'Vl\.C he was d,r_a_wiiig his sword, a! change
came over. the spirit of his thoughts and feel-
ings, and lit. ‘cturncd it very coniposedly to his
sheath, much to he satisfaction of the negro,
Emperor, who, recngtiizirig the unfortunate
Ralpli, at the .‘5:.llle instant, cried aoud :,
"Top, niassa! ’t at Zaptztin Stackpole, what
stole Brown l3.rier_y ! A leckoii I'll touch the po-
‘ny under the ribs, ban’! Hanging ltoo good for
him, while niggah lllell,-llillll ’ I " I” C I
Vl7ith that the incensed negro macleas though I
he would drive the pony from under the luck-
less Ralph; but was l)l‘CV’.,»lll.e(l -by his master,
who.takinga second sut*ve_v of the spectacle,
motioned to the horror struck females to retire,
and prepared liiniselftofollow them.
"Tarnal death to you, ~s..,t‘aiit! yoti won’t
leave me ?’ cried Ralph ll‘, 21, terror. ‘Honor
bright! Help him that needs help, that's the
rule for a christian.’ -
‘Yillinti!’ said Roland steruly, ‘I have no
help to give you. You are struztg up ac-coriliiig
to the laws of the settlements,.-'.vit‘li which I
have no desire to interfere. I am the last man
you should ask for pity.’ ‘ g ‘ '
‘ I doii’t ax you for pity, ‘lama! death 10 mg,
Iax for your help.” roared Ralph. '-(Jut me
loose, is the word, and then sweai_'3.' be after!
I stole your boss thare; well, v\iliv3j;~'s',;he harm?
Didn’r“slie fling me. and kick me, and bite me
into the bargain, the cursed savage? and haint
you him agin as good as ever? and besides.
didn’t that etarnal old Bruce fob me off with
beast good for nothing, and talk big to me be-
sides? and wariit tliat all fair provocation '1-—
And didnt you yerselfswar agin shaking paws
with me, and treat me as ifl war no gentleman.
’Tarnaldeatli to me, out me loose, or I.’,.ll haunt
you, when I’m a ghost, I will, ’trit-ital death to
me.’ ‘Cut him down, Roland,‘ lbr H.eaven’s
sake!’ said Edith, whom the surprise and ter-
1'01‘ of the spectacle at first rendered speechless,
‘yon surely---no _Ro1and. you surely cannot
mean to leave him to perish.’
‘Upon my soul,’ said the soldier, and we are
sorry to record a speech representing him in a
light so unainiable, ‘I dont see what right I hav
to release him, and I really have not the least
intention to do so. The rascal is the cause ofall
our difficulties; atid if evil sl.-ould happen to us
he will be the cause of that too. But for him‘
we_slioull be now safe with our party. And
l)CS1(lGS‘flS Isaid before, he is banged according
to the lxentucky law; a very good law, as far
as it regards horse thieves, for whom hanging is
too light a punishment.’ ‘ " ‘
‘Nevertheless release him,-—save the peer
wi'etch’s life,’ reiterated Edith, to whom Stack-
pole, perceiving her to be his only fritnd, now
addressed the most piteous cries ‘and supplica-
tioiis, ‘the law is niurderous, it makes and ex-
ccutioiicrs barlinriatis, save him, Roland, I en-
tzeat yon. \ ‘ ’
‘He owes his lifeto your intercession,‘ said
the soldier, and drawing his sabre again, but
with no apparent good will, be divided the hal-
ter bywhieh Ralph was suspended, and the
wreteli was free, ‘ ' ' I I i
‘ Cut the tug. the buffalo tug,’ shouted the eul-
prit, tlirnstiiig his artns as far from his backas
he could, and displaying the thong of bison
skin, which his struggles had almost buried in
hisflesh. Asingle touch ofthe §teel,re\varded
by such a yell qftransport as'was_ 'ii_e'v'er' heard
in those savage retreats, sufficed to sever the
bond; and Stackpole, leaping on the eartli be-
gan to testify his joy in modes as novel they
were frantic. His first act was to fling his arms
around the neck ofliis steed, which he hugged
and kissed with the mosti'raptur,ous afleetion,
doubtless in requital of the docility’ it had
shown when docility was so necessary to the
rider's life; his second, to leap half a dozen
times into the air, feeling his neck all the time,
and uttering the most singular and vociferous
cries, as ifto make doubletrial of the condition
ofhis wiiidpipe; histliird, to bowl aloud, direct-
ing the iiiiportant question to our soldier, ‘How
many days has it been since they hanged me’!
War it to day, or yesterday, or war it a whole
year ago’! for may I be hung next to the horn of
abulfalo, instead of the limb ofa beach tree, if
_Idid_iit feel as ifl had been s uealling there ey-
e_r since the beginning ofcreatloul ,C_oo_l_t-_a-d_o_m
dle-doo! a man that liaint li_pi'n to be hanged,
wont be liutiged, no how !’ then running to Ed-
ith who sat watching his proceedings with si-
lent amazement, he flung himself on his knees,
seized the hem of her riding habit, which he
kissed with the fervor of an adorer, cxclaiming
with at velicmcntsiiicerity, that made the whole
action still more strangely Inclicrous—‘O you
splendiferous creator! you anngeliferous angel!
here I am, Ralph Stackpolc the screaiiier, that
can lick all Kentucky, white, black mixed and
In a moment, Roland understood the myste- ;
$3 ith: ‘
steal liosses for you! I am, and yon may make
a little dog of me: you may, or a niggur, or a
P055. OF £tt‘l00r post, or a back log, or a dinner-
tarnal death to me, but you may eat ngcl I’m
the man to feel a favor, pa'r_tic,kerla_rily"when it
cents to helping me oiitofzi lialfer;' and jist say
the word who I shall lickto begin on ; for Iani
your slave jist as iiiu_cli as that itiggur, toga with
you, as Isaid afore, to_the ends of the aijtli, and
the length of Kentucky over.’ ‘ H’ P i ' i
‘Away with you, you scountirel and jacka-
._n_ape,’ said Roland, for to this ardent expresion
‘of gratitude Editlfi‘ lieisell‘ was too much frighen_-
ierltoreply. ‘‘ "W 5 " " ' .' ""'
‘»_Sti;ai_i,ngcr,’- cried, the ofI't,7.jnil_ed horse t_hief,
‘you cutthe log and cut the" halter, and so,
;though you did it only for hz rd axing, 1’dtalt.e
as many lia_rd,'wo‘rtls ol you, as you coultl. pick
out ofa dictionary, I will, ’tar_t;izil dea.th"to me.
But as for madamtliar, the aniigel, slie saved
my life,and Igo my death in her sarvice; and
is the time to show sarvice. for thar‘s dang-
ier abroad in the forest.’ I '
‘ Danger,’ echoed Roland, his aiii<'.ie,ty_ b_aiii_sb-
ing the disgust with which he was so ri‘ii_.tc-lt iti-
_,_clii' d to regard the worthy horse thief; " wli_at
‘lg/,» kes you sav that?’ ' '
visgtge, and a gravity soincwhat surprising for
him, ‘Iseed the Jibbenainosay! tariia_l d’eatl'i
to me, bttt Iseed him as plain as ever 'I seed
old Salt. Iwar a hanging titer, and squeaking
and cussing, and talking soft nonsense to the po-
ny, to keep him out of his taiitruttis, when what
should Isee but a great creator come trampling:
tlirougli the forest, right otfyotider, by the fallen
oak, with a big b'ar before hiin V‘ ‘ ’
‘ l’i.~sh,’ said the soldier, ‘.t_vliat has,‘ this to do
with danger?’ ' ' i i "2 '
yoirsee the Jibbenainosay, t.l:ai’s always ab-
brcgynesi‘ (aborigines) in the cover. I nevur
seed the crittiir before, lint Irccon it what be,
for thar’s nothing like him in natur. And so I
am. for cutting out of the forest jist on tlietrack
ofa streak ofligbtiiing, new bar, and now thar,
but on a full run without stopping. And so, if
angeliferonsinadaiii is willing, tltunipiiie round
the artb with a crab apple, if I dontbelp her
out ofthe bushes, and do all her fighting into
the bargain; I will, ‘tariial death to tne.’
‘ You in_ay go about your business,’ said Ro-
land with as much steriincss as contempt, ‘ we
will have none ofyour base company.’
‘iV-lioop, wlioo wlioo, whoo! dotit ruffle me
of _l‘_pi daiigeroiis !’ yelled the dcniibarbarian,
st inging on his stolen horse and riding up to
sav the word marm,’ he cried, ‘for I'll
fight fotfyoil, run for you, take scalporcut stick,
shake list or show leg, aiiythiugin reason or out
of reason. Straiinger tbar is as lieadstroiig as a
new llOllllt.l in a bear tight. or a young boss in a
coriifield, and no sal'e‘.'_'riend in a forest. Say
the word niarm; or if you ti_.iiil: it haint man-
ners to speak to a strant'igei', jistishake your lit-.
tle finger and I'll follow like zidog, and do you
dog’s sarvice. Or ifyou dont like me, say the
word, or shake totlier finger, and tarnal death to
me, but I’ll be offlike the elk ofthe praries.’
‘You may go,’ said Edith, not at all solicit-
ousto retain a companion of Mr. Stackpole’s
character and conversation, ‘ we have no occas-
ionlor your assistatice.’ .
‘Farewell !’ said Ralph, and turning and giv-
ingliis pony a thump with his list and a kick
with each heel, and uttering a shrill whoop, he
darted away through the forest, and was soon
out ofsight.
KEEP COOL-—KEEP
‘ Overthe heat and fire of blood,
Sprinkle cool patience.’
One of the greatest mistakes that a sensible
_~,an or woman ever commits is to get warm-'-
cxcited—-irritated. It is surprising that a little
friction prtlduces heat, Rub your, hands to-
etber and they are h_'o_t _directly—a couple of
dry frosty sticks may be rpade to burn in the
same manner.‘ ' Aiitl‘ just so with the teniper;
rub it hard against any thing and it blazes di-
rectly, and then we say tliings that we better
not have said, and do’tliiugs lliat we better not
have done. ' I " ' ’ ‘
bVell, let us talk about the matter.
S_Ve hear a great deal said about liasty t_epi-
pers, quick tempers, and irritable tempers.-
And people seem to treat these things as natur-
al defects; unfortuiiate weakness, when the fact
is that every thing depends upon the way the
temper hasheeii schooled and trirnnied, There
is a difference among men, I admit—sorne are
more‘ coltl and phlegmatic than others. But
you--will be much mistaken if you suppose that
you can judge of the natural ’teu_iperanient pl
nien by tlieir conduct always, Qii the contrary
yontvill find in many instatiees, tliat-men once
hot, testy, an_d otterliearing. bec_pt11__6 habitually
cool, uniformly mild. Tliey discover the weak
ppint in their characters, and so cptistantly guard
tliat point, that habit eveiitually becomes ‘ sec-
ond nature,’ and the chiiiige that you see takes
place,‘ "' ' '
' ' Let me give you some rules for keeping cool
-—>apd ifthey do not siicceed, it will be because
you donfgive them a fair trial.
1, To keep cool, you must make a point to
be sure you are on the right, whether it may be
a matter of business or a ‘inatterpfargumeiit, or
a point ofetiquette. There is nothing that rubs
so hard against the teiiiper, as to find yourself
uiiexpectetlly in the wrong. Examine your
way well before you attempt to travel it, and
take care that you can see the end before you
set out. And then . '
2. _Go quietly on. If you have an argutiient
onliaiid, doiit rise f_t',0m‘your seat, your temper
will rise' with you; dont stretcli out your hand,
or it is lialfoi/‘er with you; _do;it lilt up your.
voice or y_ou are gone. !_I‘liai.’s what nieaii by
quietly. Did you ever notice the fact, that if
you keep yournerves coin posed, and your "voice
upon its lowest key, you never get angry? It
is so; there is just that arrangement between
the physical and moral powers, just so the one
acts upnii the other.
3. lfit is possible, keep, determine to keep in
good humor. Some men try to keep down their
tempers by laitgliing through a discussion or
difficulty. But the laugh will occassiorially de-
generate into asneer, and then the elfort at
Injnn; and I’m the man to go with you to the
ends of the arth, to fight, die, work, beg, and
good hnnior is seen to be a rather laughable af-
fair. But does this seem like begging the ques-
‘Stratiiiger, replied Ralph with alciigtliened ;
'' i‘.'1_3,e‘cause and becauso,’i said Ralph, ‘when I
~ .V‘(' 1.
lion’! lt squitits a little that way, I confess.
But yet there is something in it. You grant me
_'.:liat‘ you feel in good humor sometimes. \Vcll,
_),LlSl; then let me ask you ifit not a very comfort-
able fe'elitig, and it you are not convinced that it
\_voiild_ be an ex_ce_llent attainriient always to feel
so. 'lfyou cai‘i't grant me this, why then there
is not in ‘your nature, ti h_o_ok to. bring one chance
of reformation o._i_i.' '
. \Vell, now ' -‘nu are in ood humor‘ Will
,. 3 {-1
you be" so, good as to tell me what use there is
in getting angry ? I think I have you with that
question. 1,3,0 your debtors run away. will your
anger catcli‘ ‘them? Does your business go
wroi_ig,'will it go right ifyou get i_i_ia' pz:issi:o_ii_'!
_Cau’t you pay your d|e_b't_:i,wi,ll,'ariybrediior give
you a receipt i_u full i,o_r your ill nature’! Does
your wife scolcl, your cxlililtlyren cry, or your
l1xclglllJO_t' abuse you‘, will you ineiid the matter
by getting angry ?{ No, you will only make
yourselfunliappv.‘and your condition Worse by
it. Then Isay. l§éé‘iiiii t‘l‘l)llI.1j]0r.: “J ‘
But once iiior_e—they iave a pliifa_s_e_ down
east as familiar as a household word. like it.
It is "cal.culat,t_:_.’ — A nd \,\_'.lJ_E_3‘t_]_§\'6l_'_ a_ case. arises
in which you seen possibility ol,'.l'osiii'g your
temper, as we have it, or finding"'iiior.o than is
necessary for the time, just calculate about as
long as you could count ten, whether the occas-
ion is worth the qnarrel, whether the game will
pay for the powder, and even ifit will; then
whether the powder will fetch the game, is an-
othcrquestion to solved. ‘ " "
Ry a little observation and atter_it_i_o_i_i to this
subject, its importance and the utility of the
rules ro iosed, Ithiiik will become inaulfest.
P l .
_I commend them; reader, to your COll_)S‘l(l_6l‘£lllt_'),ll.,
‘ ' .‘. - - - fit‘ I u ’
_—. :I"I'¢‘72f0n American.
From the Boston Centiriel,
XVILD ANIMALS.
The following extract ofa letter recently re-
ceived by a getizlleiiian in this city, from the Cape
of Good Hope, has"b,'een handed to us for inser-
tion, and cheerfully we give it a place in our co-
lumns.
cently been enlivened by the sudden atid almost
unlioped for, arrival of Mr. Clayton; who, after
an absence of two years in the interior, most un-
expcctedlv burst upon us; and, contrary to the
universal opinion, ltis determined exertions have
been crowned with the most brilliant success. ’
Mr. was originally employed in 1833, by
two gentlenien of Boston ; Messrs. Macomber
(at present ofthe Elm street Hotel) and Handy,
who, with 21 spirit of enterprise worthy the sup-
port of an enlightened public and commanding
the gratitude ofevery stutlerit of Na-li_ii_'ul‘I_-l_i_story,
undei'tiitik the novel exper'i_inent‘ofjourney’ingto
this remote quarter, for the .u_i_'po§e ei'is_”ua_riiig
the ferocio_u_s iiativ‘es' of tlie tlesert." Domestic
t_3,ll!_'t_.‘,Uilf{)S_l:j1_l"](,'3!§:s‘3 ifendei'e'd' it absolutely necessary
the oirigiiial iidv'en‘tu"rei_'s should reru ri_i to Airieri-
ca ; they did so. and after many severe priva-
Iions endured in the pursuit of their hazardous
calling. Mr. Clayton was left by tltem to con-
duct the Hunting Expeditions; certainly be de-
serves credit for the unceasing exertions and un-
tiring industry displayed in the dangerous ex-
periment, the perils of which can only be known
by trial.
To elucidate the hitherto uncertain and
unknown effects of reducing these foes of the llU-
man race, at once, from a state of pristine and
savage vigor to absolute subjection was his ob-
ject,-—;-a_nd nobly has he accoiiiplislied it. Others
‘have succeeded taiiiing tlie‘se‘ inoiistors, it is
true, but bowl"! "I‘li'e"q'iiestion is easily €1l'lSWel‘-
ed ; they have captured them when young, and
reared them in a manner‘c_'alcula'tegl-lg‘ subvert
their original nature, he has done more. Expos-
ed to the bostiliiy llila starved and savage
tribes of negroes"li’i§l1 Wyliicli the uncultivated
interior abounds, a_ud 'e,'igperi'eiic_ipg priyations in
detail alniqst 'iiicreilible,—-—lie ties‘ ueyertlteless,
pursued the ‘even tenor of" his way.’ and on his
8l‘fll/fllillelfe presents to ourresidents a spectacle,
coiii_iiiaiiding' at more the"wu.ti'der, lpiayr al.
must add, the adulation ofoiirfellow men. ' His
entry’ into“ town was attended by thousands;
with acclamatiotis they hailed the appearance.
hionost others, of the majestic, the beautiful
Girafle, 18 feet in lieigbt ; 5 others follow in
train, the la'rgcst "f wliicli-riieasures 15, the
sniallpst 10 feet. . ‘wo specimens ofthe double
horned \Vhite Rhiiiocerss, certainly the first
ever seen here; aiid lhatjudgmentrpay be made
of tlievvliole animal ’_erea"tion,"we ligive before us
three pf the Aizielojac gpecice,’ oiily"t,i)_ found
in the remote sectioiis of this ‘vast continent ; the
Cue doe, the Ifetnps Buck and the Harty'l3iick.
The pluniageioftihe Elack ,Ostri_t-li is beaiitifully
developed in tliesaniple we have before us.
XVbile gazing on this sublime spectacle and
the vast multitude assembled to witness the ex-
hibition, Icould not refrain from giving utterance
to a sentiment of pride, aivakened by the reflec-
tion, that with all their advantages on this coast,
no Eiiropean nation never yet accomplished or
attempted an enterprise that could vie with this.
The natives born and indigenous to the soil,
shrink, with terror from these lords of the \Vil-
deriiess and Deseriin the wild state, yet reduced
to subjection, they flock in thousands to gaze
with wonder and admirzitioii on the abject state,
to which, not only the sag/age prpwlers of the
forest, but even themselves, a ’ pear to be reduped
by the undytingicncrgies ’t':ouii_tryirien.
" Irlitherto I liaye w‘onde_'red, h'ov;2" tli'e_“'vas_t ex-
pense incurred, could by ‘possihilily be liquida-
ted, ‘ r.l'.:lllS!l1'l0l'!ll_f]{;I‘El_l. privat;;‘,t§oii'v'ersetion with
Mr, Clayton, tlirefy a riot? light upon the subject.
He inforriis me, a vast and general iistitute' has
been forti_i_ed in '_tbe United Si_f.lle§il)y which the
expenses on this eoiitiiictit are met, and that the
greatest assenibla'e of the brute ‘creation, will
shortly be Sl)l])[)C_ "for Boston, where, am cer-
tain, the lilierality of our citigens. and citizens
generally" _of the Union, will amply compensate
fortlie ‘almost unbounded outlay oftlie‘ tiriginal
l'i‘i'rnishcr‘s"of the outfit. ' ' "" "
My incliuatioiis point to lioipe--I may say
with truth, f‘I yearn for my country and my
fatlier’s fireside,” still we are comlbrtable here.
The Colony is in a quiet and flourishing condi-
tion—tlie Caflres are‘ at last subdued ant. peace-
able—the itiflux of strangers is unprecedented-
tlie arrivals from Europe within the last thirty
days amount to fivetliousand, principally bound
to Australia, which. if common report may be
credited, is the most fertile spot on the habitable
globe, 'I_[‘liei'.e is an old niaxiiii, ‘cpriiriiori report
“ 'I‘liedull monotony ofthe settlement has rc- '
‘.9 3 ‘-'°l1_1m°B 1l8r.’—i_n this respect I believe in
Old ‘sayings; after travelingover the greatest
portion of the world, Imust ‘say America is my
lioiiie—the wide waters-_-the cheerfnl'eitiesJ—'-3
the pathless woods_—-tli_e fertile lvallies and
jestic hills of my native land are greater in iii":
estimation, and dearer to my heart than any‘
iliing yet encountered, abroad.” "
C./msrzan Kings.-—Nothi_ng. can be more q_f-
fensive to a man of true religious feelings tlliari
appeals to the Deity in reference topolitical sub,-
jects. At all times improper, anti someilyngs
amounting to downright blasphemy, these zip:
the dleep,es_t vill_a_ny. The Inquisition called. it-'
5elf"ll0l$’.’!: racked,‘ and tortured, and burn"-1
ed thousands ‘(if hi,i_iii'zi'n bei‘rigs' in the name of rat‘
ligion and witli.eon'sla_iit'appeals to a, God of
mercy. ‘
crotviied l‘()‘_l)‘I_J:§.‘,l'S that ever disgraced Europe—a '
associiitiori of kings'\vlio set at nought all laws"
divi_m_3 anal, ltut,I_t_a,t,t;. and Shared kingitoms among’
oliitlililfléltl,Wiisialsoycalled h_d,l_'v‘_-_‘,‘i,e .. Holy‘
Alliance,” arid'its'(l'ecr£i:!e:!ti”\y'r_;‘iji' §},,-lb din ,1“;
iiatne ofthe Holy 'i‘rinity.” Kings I:-i_l!\\'av’s call,-i
God to witness the sincerity with which they.
enter into treaties with other states; but fbrgeti
ting their Maker and their own ltoiior, too, they,
break these treaties whenever “ luc-re lures them
or ambition stings." George the Third was full
ofthis. outward piety ; tliisprqfcssion ofreligionf
and his reign was a tissue of unjust and disas-‘I
trous wars. The Earl of Eldon was always
crying and appealing to God as to the rectitudei
of his intentions, while his actions would not
l_t_e_ar the test of even human investigation ; and.’
‘One ofthe last. ifnot the very last, ofthe speeches
ofa bankrupt Duke of York, whose whole life‘
had been a career of reckless extravagance, en-I
tailing ruin upon hundreds of honest tradesmen,’
concluded by blasplieinously swearing by Goat,
lllfll he ‘l~.'Q.l.lltl never convseut to_ allow the brand’
°~’~5.’.f‘.Y..‘.—".Y ‘.9’. lite. te<t1.9X9tl‘l't0.m his Ca-tl2<.>Iic fellow’
.-Clll‘lS,l1a1l‘S__,._ ’ ’.l,"h‘e trutli is’, i'Eia't' r,r_ien' wlio have,
the name of the D_eity_ eternally in their months
have i_itit_ love of (led in‘ their hearts ; they,’
31'? llll W0,T,fS,l_1.llt,l3erS 0,Dly---- ..an¢Z0n I_V2:el:ly Dis-_
1??-l-‘v'/’ °.
A Rogue Outwiltctl.---Captain Marryatt re-
lates the following anecdote in a late number ‘of’-
the Londpn Metropolitan: ' ' ‘ ’ ‘
, ‘f.'1.‘a“H._n.g €.1.b.t?.U,t’ I°gU¢.t3’. tliette was a curious.
ftnwdem 0*?-Clttretl st9mie' time back, in which at
rascal was c'oiiip_letely outwitted. A bachelor.
gentleman. \Vh0.”‘.V0_5 8 Very superior draftsmari
and caricaturist was laid up in his apartments?
with the gout in both feet. He could not move,
but satin an easy eliair, and was wlteeled in:
antl quit t_3_l'.b,té'c,ltqir to, the sitting room. A well
k'n_o;.vn vagabond, ascertaining the_ l‘z;c'i", yvglicheq
till the servant was sent upon a dressage: ""l‘lie'
area door. cqtmniunicati‘ng'"with the“'k'itchei:.
Down went tlto vagabond. ent'et;e.d_" the kitchen,
-walked up stairs where as he expected, he found
the geutleiiian‘alo,qe and helpless. ‘I am sorry
to see yoi_i_‘in s_u_cli a Biluzllloti,’ said the rogue ;
‘ you cannot move and the servant is out.’ The
gentleman Sl8tled- ‘It is e.xcc.ssively careless
of you to leave yourself so exposed ; (qr, behold
the consequences ! I take the liberty of remov-
ing this watch and seals off the table, and putting
them into my own pocket, and as I p_erceive
your keys are here; shall unlock these drawes,
and see what suits my purpose.’ "Pray help
yourself,’ replied the gentleman ; who was award
that he could do nothing to prevent him. A The
rogue did so accordingly ; he found the plate in
the side board’ and many other tliings thg; sjjited
him, and in ten ininulcs; liaylug ;i_,§;:¢l§';‘1;p his
bundle. he made the gentleman ‘ti low bow and
dec:1,'r1}_ft.t.’-til-. ut the gentleman had the use of-
his liaiids, and had not been idle; he had taken
0“ l|l3 39fY8ttl$ retilrrting. soon after, he despaich-
ed him immediately’ to Bow street, "with the
drawing and account of what had happened.
The likeness was so good, that the man wartim-
mediately identified by the "runners, and wag
captured before he liatl’ time to dispose ofa sin-:
gle artiele, He was brouglit. to the gentleman
two-lionrs afterwards, identified, the property
found on him sworn to, and in six weeks was on
his way to Botany Bay. A I ‘ '
P7;-e.§§_nce o_/'7ttino_Zj.-—I_.ortl Berkly, an ancestor
of the present lord _Segrav‘e,' a man ofgreat firm-
ness and piesence of miiiil, used 'to’boast, at a
time when highway robberies were of frequenl.
0CCt'rt't3n9t3. that lit? “{'0,l1lt.l never allow himselftq
be ro_lib_ed'by a single liigliivayiiiati aloue. One
night his carriage was'stupped by 'a robber, whq
thrust‘ his pistol tlirougli"the wiitdow, and de-_
mandedhis money saying, " That liislordshin
would now have 'it taken by a single highway-,
man_.” Lord Berkley affecting to put his band
into his pppkct for money caliply replied, "‘ Yo '
should not have my rniitiey now but for that fel-_
low behind.” The robber turned his head, an
was instantly shot by Lord Berkley .' 1'!“
1111887100 Q/' m'i7zd,—f‘A gentleman bachelor
falling into estacies with a sweet prattler, nest-
ling in its mother’s arms, intending to kiss it. fell
to kissing its mother, and was only ap rised of
his mistake by the fist the li_usbant.l,”:—IlIcm-_
phis I71q_z¢ire;", ' “
Efcellcrzt Ileplg.-,_-_-It was a_ beautiful turn that
was given by’ a'gr_cat lady, who being asked
where her husband was, when he lay concealed
for having beepdecply couceriicd in aconspiracy;
resolutely answered that site had hi_d him, Tliis
confession ll.Ft3lY her before the little (Charles 11).
who told her, _tli_at nothing but her tliSCO\’erlDg
where her Lord was could save her from torture.
“ And will that do?” said _tli_e lady. “ Yes,”
replied the King ; ‘!'I give you my word for it.’?
"Then," said she, “I have hid liitii in
heart; and liters alone, y_ou’ll find E”
Frmit the London _Neiu ll[q_ntItl-_zyf9,r February,
T IR. I.S.H1‘.4.§-.13-I IN‘ E GYl5?'_1‘-I
“ 'Twas on the spot in ancient lore oft named,
But now for firitisli valor far more famed.” "'
Captain of the Engineers, while serg-
ing iu"'E_gyp't, was one morning seated in his
iiiarciiieé, when he saw. drawing near, a misera-
ble Arab, bestriding the hind quarters of an ass,
which gilsp cgirried _a‘ pair lgirge panniers, filled
with garden ‘esculents, acceptable, and some}
wliat rare coiniiiodities at _tliat time and place‘; '
This iirveyor ofgreeiis was joggiii'g‘i’nolIeii_-
sively a orig, lpuliing out for purclias‘eis,‘ivhen his
evil slag sent hilt. such a customer as he did not
bargain for; a tall anti" powerful Turk, richly
dressed, and al'tii_e_d_ to llté/les3t_l1. Wl1.0» Without a
word,"_dr'a‘gged’ him from his seat, kicked the
Eanuicrs olftheir bearer, ‘Sand sprearl his yggetg-
le store” upon the sand. Pressing as this hero's
temporary necessity for a steed might be, it was
probable that he would not have tolerated one so
mean, but for the pleasure of tyrannically usurp-
ing the ‘goods "_of a p0\\'erles§ inferior; yet ere he
had lifted _his' leg liigh erzougli _tp'cr_oss the ani-
irial, a ,clap’p,'er’fell'ow, iiipcli below the ordinary
size of soldiers, ‘who had been cleaning his mas’-;
ter's belt close by, ipared out— ’ I‘ '
9' What _d’ye inane be dat, ye big blaekguard?
How dare ye maltrate the Arawbiaii ‘in liis'la}y3
ful calling? Let go his ass,’ pr you’l_l sup sor=-
row, my lad 3" ' ' i ‘
The Musselnian. thgngli he might not under-'
pcals have been most in use to veil designs
The most infamous combination 0}
lllé,tllVét}l._V‘E5§ and li_'£1'l'(.".(.‘.l,l'e(l"Q'Ut"I"1l(2l) like beasts of-
all 6-‘K80! li_l§t3tl,§-'S\S ofthe tliiefwitli his pencil, and —
stand at word this champion of the injured poured-
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