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From the Iflrrickr-rl:ocker‘_for April.
THE MlR.R0l{. 0I"f_I)l'L«\"’Hi.
‘ Poor Mary is no rmorell ‘She lireatlicd
her last on Tlitrrsday, just as the sun was sink-
ing to his rest. You remember her singular
be:iuty——the rose-leaf bloom of her check. and
theltistre of her large dark eye. Alas! they
were but the lrarbirigcrs of premature decay.
Yet we little tlioiight so, one short year ago, as
we gazed iii admiration ttpon featrires glowing
with youth and ‘beauty, and saw the radiantco-
lo!‘ come aritl go, with tidings froui her heart, as
_il' it were a running messenger to the glad
source. But she is gouc—.'ind the fund eyes
that have seen her will see her no more! A lit-
tle while before she tlieil, in an interval of pain,
_‘.~‘ll(3 tlcsirerl her sisterto bring a mirror, that she
might l_tt:ll()lLl the ravages wlricb disease had
wrouglit, ller request was graiitctl-—-a:i:l tie-
vegr shall I forget the all'eetiirg-seeiie which existi-
r:rl—tl'ic soleriiti niouilious with which it was
frariglit.’—-Lctler from a It’ricm_i’.
The be;-titiful was dying ! in lift.-’s spring,
When the young heart, with joy intoxieate,
Had newly nestled under love’: Wtll'l_I‘l wing,
And plt.-asure’s roses h"tl the thorns of t';rtc—
lliho lint had gone forth! To p:t=s away
So young, so blessed, it was .1 hitter doom;
But the soft radiance of immortal dz,-.
Strearimd sweetly tliro’ the twilight oftlretomb.
_ i The strife was well nigh fiiiislicd, and the soul,
_ Batptiv.:tl in light, the dawn of light to be,
lllt-ted life's prrezisure at its final goal,
l.$_\ the just stttritlard of eternit_v. ‘
Bwoot was her spirit’s cotrrist-l, breather! from lips
Voiced like the bird that warbling mounts toward
lrezuen, _
And to those eyet death waited to eclipse,
A deep and holy etii'tie'.strress was given.
She batle them bring a rnirror; \\'lrt’tI ’t was brought,
She lool-Led into it long, with stoadf.-ist graze,
‘But (piailetl not at the wreck di.-:ea-‘e l. ad wrought ,~
Arrioiig the t.harrn.-‘ so praised in orlier days:
'.l'lrcir, with the ruin of her l0V’EilnC§.-‘, ‘
Like it said spectre of the past, in view,
-’.l‘hrrs did licr soul rebuke pride’.-t weaknesses -
Thur-s bid its wasted tenenient adieu:
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‘ How soon life vanislictlil
A little revel, then a long repose:
lle.iltir’s seeming hue i- oft times but the rose
Planted by Dearth!
‘ Look on this ull.H‘Ctl brow,
Once gzirltrrrdetl with such fzr.-ttitliotis rare?
llow would gay flowers, or vire rtlis ol'jv:‘,V_'ClS l'iH'€;
Bt‘.|\(’L'tl] it now!
‘ Waste not one prer'ioti= hour
in vain adorrruir-nt of the fading clay:
lint beautify the soul. o'er which decay
Can boast no power.
‘ Robe it for that abode
i.\'liere :-orroiv comes not—-beauty l'iI1.0\>'S Iflibllglill
l"it it to be , in halls of peerless light,
The guest of Gull!
‘ Ftlvlltls whom I fondly love! l
! (lh ! ptit tlin cvei'lasting g2ll‘llIt‘nl.0l| l
80 shall ye sttind rrcceptetl by that throng
All tlri-ones above.
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5S0 shall we part, to meet
\!'li_ere ppvi-r yet was lieard the sound ‘ Frricwell !’
Apd hold, in that fair land where angels (l\''cll_, » l
Uariirnurrion sweet.
‘ l"arewell ! poor ftrltnring dust,
\\'lio'g-ie ituage Death is tlarkenillg even now!
But it few moments more of pain, and thou
Shah ;. ield thy trust.
‘ I feel earth's tie
Untwiuing t'rorii my soul! Ye kind and true,
Who long have _\lVill(2llt‘(l and tended me, adieu!
In peace I die!’
BI?!’ dark ey es closod—tlie pulse oflife was stillud l
Death eaiiie to her as to the weary, sleep, ’
And left a smile up in the hp he chilled,
That made it halt‘ profanity to weep.
_Sorr,ow for her-—it had been selfishness !
$,V,lry slioiild we mourn, when those we rr_igip'i_i re.
juice I
'P_c_r_e-lianee to save her from lll1WI'43Cl{e(l distress,
fled called her liomeward with a father-’s voice,
All that was mortal of that saintcd girl
Lies in the vale she loved:-a beauteous spcrie;
flliove her grave the night dew hangs its pearl
On many a grac,ef,ul wreatli of living green :
lrhere earliest wake‘tlie warblers of the spring,
'l'liere, too,the flowers of autumn latest die:
l_‘lature delights her choicest gifts to fling
I Around the tomb, of maiden purity.
March, 1837.
J. B.
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GLEARINGS;
It is from our own hearts, and not from an
putward source, that we draw the lines. which
""‘ ,color the web of our existence.
He who lives only for hiiriself, will §oon be
-forgotten-but he whose labors are directed to
the perpetual benefit of the commu,n,i,ty, may
» ,well lay claim to immortality as his reward.
The stage is a more general profession than is
commonly supposed: for, if the matter were
fully investigated, it would be found we are, all
of us, more or less-actors.
I know no refutation of cavils against the gos-
pel so irresistible, as the practice of its profess-
ors; nor is there on earth to elor-prcint ti sermon
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'€’V§+}E?N;-V:.‘<:3§)AY, A§3E&'iiL es, rear.
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on christianity, as the silent lcssoirofa corrsist-
ent and spotless example.
He, whose opinion of riiarikind is not too ele-
vated, will always be the most benevolent, be-
cause the most iiitlulgent to those errors inciden-
tal to liumau ririiperfection. To place our na-
ture in too flattering a view, is only to court dis-
appointment, and end in niisaritlii'op_y.
Show meia man who is most carefrilly doing
all the duties which the Bible requires of him,
and with the spirit it requires-—zi_ri<_l_ I wish not
to irrrpiire ‘LL’/tfll lie belfet:c’.s. I want no other
evidence of his genuine faith, than his benevo-
lent and devoted heart; his eonsisteiit and act-
ive life.
Pleasure is to a. woman what the surris to the
flower; if moderately enjoyed, it beautifies, it
refreshes. itirriproves; ifimmoderately, it with-
ers, tlesolates and destroys, But the duties of
domestic life, exercised as they mtist be, in re-
tiremeiit, and calling forth all the sensibilities of
the female, are, perhaps, as necessary to the
full development of her charms, as the shade
and the shower are to the rose; confirming its
beauty and iriereasiiig its fragrance.
IVIISC
lilI.LANY. if
From the New Mniitlily Mega’/.irie.
THE BLUE KNIGHT.
A concentrated Romance,
ALFRI-ID C no QUILL-
CHAP. I.-——An Arrival.
On the summit of the lofties tower of the
castle of Altciiberg gaily flaunted in the evening
lirceze the flag of the redoribtable and right val-
iant Baron Ulric. His only daughter, the in-
comparably lieautifirl Elvina, was the sole ob-
ject of his love and fear; her filial tenderness
was the cause oftlie lirst. her wit and beauty, of
the latter ;-, for as the fairest flowers attract the
bees. andidazzling flainé the moth, so did he
dread lest some adveiitirrotis and unworthy
luriglrt riiiglrt be attracted by the charms, and
win the allections of his child. The Baroness
ofhis early love had long since yielded to the
arms olidcatli, and the barreness of his domains
was alone left for his erijoyment. Sctzlmlcd
from the world. the Barron trusted that liisdaugli-
tcr would reinairi rinseatlied b_y the random ar-
row.~_: oflnvc, until he cotild select some stalwart
I.-night of wealth and valor on whom he sliotiltl
be proud to bestow her hand.
Cornplled to take the field to repel the inva-
sion ofau enemy of-one of his distant allies, be
left the castle of Alteiiberg in the care and custo-
dv ofliis warder, and two or three vassals.
. The moon had just risen, and the initiates of
the castle retired fortlie night, when a knight at-
tended by his faithful esquire, approached the
borders of the castle moat.
‘ Sec.-'t thou the moat ?’ inquired the Knight.
‘ Ay, truly, your worsliip.’ replied the cstpiire,
‘for do not the wise ones say that we sooner see
the male in our neighbor’s eyes than the beam
in our own 7’
‘ \\'e mtist crave a lodging there, Gruriiuicl,’
pqplirirretl the knight: ‘blow me yonder horn.’
2\\"ith what breath I have,’ said Grninmel ;
‘for l’in blown myself, as well as the steeds,
with our longjourney.?
Tlic horn‘ was sorinded, and the warder ap-
peared at the wicket.
‘ in the name of St. Grirnbald,’ cried Grain-
rriel, ‘give shelter to the valiant knight, St. \Vil-
helm of Dtissoldorf, and his trusty esquire.’
‘ The Baron Altenberg is abroad,’ said the
zrvarder in an excnsatory tone.
‘ And so are we,’~replied Grumniel ; ‘for we
have los: our way.’
‘ 'l‘a,~,~V awhile,’ answered the warder, after a
niorneui?/s corisitleration, and, closing the wi_eke_t
departed.
.>A discourteous kr,a.ve,? grumbled Grunimel,
‘keeping us here like a coupleofdogs.’ _
‘ How. sirrali T’
‘ \Vliy, did he not bid us tarry here; and there-
fore are we not in bettcrcoritlition than a eotiple
oftarricrs !’
‘ \Ve cannot bite therefore bark not,’ answer-
ed the knight.
The warder again made his appearance ; the
drr.wbi'idge was lowered, and the knight and his
csquire crossed the moat.
‘ The lady Elvina welcomes the stranger
knight to her father's castle,’ said the warder
qllli2i.t!.L'ly- ‘
tl kiss'lier hands,’ replied the knight, ‘and
thank her for her courtesy.’
Anon they were usherd into a spacious hall ;
and while they unarmed, the board was spread
with substantial fare for their refeetion.
‘I am more anxious to pay my resp_ects to the
lady,’ said the knight. '
. ‘ And totlie fare,’ replied Grtimmel, vigorous-
ttacking a boar’s head.
She is not visible. sir knight,’ said the warder.
‘Then it's impossible we can see her.’ said
G.-ummel, falling to. ‘ She is doubtlessa uiorn-
ing star. your Worship 7'
‘ \Vliat then 'l-' y _
‘\Vliy then, your worship, the knight cannot
expect her presence.«’
Curr:-. II.-—An engagement both in Love and
' I/Var.
Atan early hour the following morning, Grum-
mel having dressed his niasteriin a superb blue
velvet doublet and suit, proceeded to the kitchen
to dress his breakfast. Sir Wjllielrri, meanwhile
descended to the castle garden, where he encount-
ered the blushing Elvina. ' v
After the due acknowledgement of her hospi-
tality, ,tl_i'c. knight, who was, of-course deeply
enariitiured at the first glance by her transcend-
arit cliarms, began to make a little love on his
own account, "' The iniiocent Elviiia listened
with pleasure to the silver music of sweet dis-
course and courtly comp _
to court, and now had conieto courtagarn. And
in a few minutes after the fashion of those ro-
mantic times, she surretidered the fortresfi Ofller
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liments, for be had been
affections, She did riotiridecd ‘tell her love,’
but referr'erl him to her father with such an ex-
pressive blush as gave liiui coiilitlerice, At this
l’lC‘€l5i'.DlJll"ClUt‘C.the old warder rushed breath-
lessly l_l1_lO the garden, and irrturrupted their pla-
cid felicity, by hurriedly informing them that a
petty Barmls With \vlioui_ his lord was at feud,
hadjrist. appeared before the castle with a force
one lrundred and fifty strong, and demandecl the
immediate srrrreiider, tlimateriiiig to put the
whole garrison to the sword if they resisted.
‘Oh! sir knight,’ cxclaimcd he, ‘repay our
lrospitality b_v thy suecor and counsel of this ex-
tremity. \Vliat’s to be done ?’ ‘
‘Arm instantly, and let us defend the castle
to death,’ replicrl the brave Sir \Vil|ielni. ‘Lad_y,l
retire to thy eliariiber; put thy prayer to our
success, and Heaven and St. Grinibald help us.’
Ilaslily quitting Elviria, he retired to ariii.——
Grunir el was still in the kitelie_n, preparing liis
morning repast. .
‘Away with these TZlSll(‘l'S, cxclaitiietl the
esquire. on liearing the news, ‘there is a less
savoury broil preparing for us by the enemy.——-
\Ve are in a iieklc, ’tis true: but small as we
are, as the eaprscozns said to the cauliflower, they
shall liud us hot witlial, and not at all to their
palate.’
‘lftliey ford tlic-moat, and scale the walls,
we are lost,’ said one ofthe three vassals.
‘ Tut, rnati,’ exclaimed Grummel, who was
an old soldier, and knew all the resources of we r,
‘fill the kettles presently with pitch, and hand
rue a ladle, and longere they reach the parapet,
l’ll—-pitt.-li ’erii over.’
‘There's the born again’. cried the warder,
summoning us to surrender.’
‘ \Vliat o'that!’ said Griimmel, encouraging-
ly ; ‘we're not veal to be spoiled by lllCll'l)l0Wlll_"‘.
Pluck up thy courage, my boys, and lend me a
bow,—an I do not put a cloth yard shaft into the
varlet, and pin him like acocltchaferto the gate,
l’iii a rririny l’ _
\Vhile he kept talking in this strain, be armed
hiniselfaud master.
The ‘garrisorr’ was soon in battle array, Grum-
rnel now proceeded to his post with two of the
vassals, and proved his skill and strength by
exectttitig his \'«:uuit, far at tfrir; identical n.t<.>rnc.tit.
the herald was about to blow another blast. he
shot an arrow tlirougli his lieztrl, and transfixed
him to the spot.
‘ lfall the rest run.’ said he coolly, there is no
clraiicc oftliat poor fellows qrrittiiigliis poet !—
Nailed, by St. Griinbahl !_ There is no suecor
forliim, poor fellow. May all the rest of the
WOUtl'lCtl liud leeches in the moat.’
This exploit was the signal of assault, and ii
shower of~arr.oy\_‘,-s fell tipori the castle.
‘Let the porcupine shoot his quills at the boar!’
said Gruiiiuiel, ‘lie is only tlrrowing away his
means of defence hand me that pebble,’ cor:tiu-
riued he, pointingto a stone of half a liriiidred
wei-glit. it was soon raised, and liurlcd by one
oftlreir warlike uiaclrines, into the thickest of
their foes. ‘ Tlratlias made an impression,’ cri-
ed he ; ‘it is quite a sriiasher; 'there’s lialf-a-doz-
on at least stone dead: another little one.’ said
be, ‘we sli:.in’t miss that. though it slitiiild miss
tlicrii. Besides, it will be as well, as they have
clialleugcd us, to show tlierii we have a second.’
\Vhile Gl'Ut'lltllCl was thus ably executing his
part, the Blue liuiglrt. (for so was Sir \Villrelm
called front the favorite color of his arriior and
appiirtciiances) directed his little force with equal
skill, t.lc.\_;terity, arir_l atlvauttige. The engage-
ment now ucgaii to assume a more serious ap
pearance; the _t.-ncriiy began to fill the moat, in
order to proceed tothe c.<euLar/c. The little garri-
son was now concentrated. The boiling pitch
and water were supplied by two of the vassals,
and the besieging party had no sooner succeeded
in raising a sealing ladder, and began to mount,
than they were salritetl by a cataraetlilte dis-
charge ofscalding water. '
"Tis but fair return,’ said Gruinriiel, ‘as they
keep us in suspense, that we should keep them
in hot ‘water! Down with it, comrades, till
thcy’re done in their arriior like lobsters in their
shells! Another pebble! \Vliat, no more !—
Then up with the flags from the cotirt yard, and
break their ladder—they’re the only flags we’ll
lower to them.’ ‘
These new missiles were speedily provided,
and did great CXt'.‘CtlllOtl ; the ladder was dashed
to fragments. and numbers ofthe assilauts were
precipitated lieadlonginto the moat. The Blue
Knight was trriwearied in his exertioirs, and eti-
couraged his little force by his daring example.
‘ Bravo !’ exclaiuied Grummel : ‘we have wet-
terl the enemy’s courage, and sharpened our
own.’ ,'
The discoriifited leader now retreated, and
rallied lt')g,(~:lll6l"l]'lS ‘retiiuaiit.’
‘ By George l’ oi_;claini,e_tl the ’Squire, ‘they are
forming for a fresh assarrlt. ‘Ne have so far lost
nothing: and yet in the laiiguage of the lawyers,
they may be said to have gained the .‘a_ction,’
for they have already got considerable ‘damage.’
‘ And yoti see. yonder,’ cried the warrior. ex-
t,en_ding liisriglitarui, ‘there comes my liege lord.
Irecognizei his banner. \Vliat a happy diver-
sion l’
‘ Very diverting, indeed !’ replied Grtimniel;
‘mark how the scauips are making ready to
scamper. The bow-inen are all, like cross-bows
prepared for a bolt 3’
The Baron Ulric von Altenberg now galloped
to the scene of action with all his band. The
besiegers were in an instant scattered over the
plain, like a flight of afliiglitcrl sparrows in a
corn-field, when some aclverituroris Cockney
boldly takes the field to—-waste his powder.
‘ \Vheugh l’ whistled the ‘Squire, ‘that fellow
hath truly brought his pigs to a fine market.——
lWh;ile the Baron is pickling tlie_ lot, let us de-
scend and clear away the litter he has left.’
The warder lowered the tlrawbritlge, and the
Blue Knight sallied forth with the ‘garrison’ to
pick up the woun(!_e_d which they _liad so tlexter-_
ously picked oil.’ The nioat \v;_is so full that
Gruriirncl declared that _it was more like a folk-
niote tliati any thing else. \Vhen they had got
in the ‘living,’ whit-li tlie’Squire declared was no
‘sineeure,’ the gentle Elvin», as worn of those
days. humanely busied lierselfin tlressitigtlieir
wounds. ‘
Tliey then proceeded to draw the moat, and
lishetl up many a pike! ' -
Tl’tClt'Utt1pllel$ of the victorious Baron now
sounded merrily, and they all rushed out to
greet him. Ulric and the Blue Kuiglir embraced
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with true chivalric ardor,'and when the Baroti
learned from the blushing Elvinga the cxtentof
liis'obligatS_ou to Sir \Villielm, the expressions
of his gratitude were unbounded.
Ctr’.-11}. lll.~—./l Ifenir//'7.‘,
‘ Fool that I was to leave the castle alone,’
sai”: the Baron.
_ ‘A rid WIS-‘.3 would the enemy have been ifthey
had done so 3.‘ said Grummel.
Cimp. IV .—-A Clearly PI',9S17CCt.
‘I'm bound to serve you,’ said the Missal to
the Monk as he elapsed iI—atid solsaitl the bold
Barrio Altenberg when he encorintered the Blue
l\Hlgl)l. on the morning following the affray.
Cr'tiriiriie’_ like an iridepeudent ruan, 'as serv-
rrigliiiiiscii; for chine, cliickens, and flowing
llagons grecctl the baronial board in the nrost
ll.-H:-=litt£_: ;~r'ofusion.
‘ [dill Wing fUl‘Wattl l’ exclainictl the ’Squire.
disnieinberiiig a puller ; ‘right wing advance !
pliine support riglit wing! Fall in l’ and attire
word ()f‘COtl‘ltl1l]l'lCl cornriience a vigorous assault.
He then proceeded to demolish the ‘breast Vvorl.‘
as he termed it, and finally completed his gast-
ronomic-mllitary er olutions, by ortleriug the ‘left
leg first,’ when the ‘right followed as a uiatterof
course! _
Mezinwliile the Blue Kniglit was tloitigtlic
agreeable to the old Baron, and insidiously iii-
srnuating that he was a single man; and plainly
demonstrated that he was an eligible match lbr
any young lady who (in the advertising plirasc)
‘wanted a partnerwliocould coniutand,’ &c. 8:0.
The Baron was confused. and not knowing ex-
actly what to reply. he entlea\'ot'etl to divert rlzp
attack by simply looking under the table, and
ingenioiisly calling ‘ Puss! puss!’
‘ \Vhat does he mean 3" said the Blue Kniglit.
looking blur,-r. “ '
‘ I-Io smells a rat, to be sure,
acute Gruriiiiicl.
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wlrispercd the
Crux’. V.— C'ounsc!.
‘.Vhen they retired, Gruuimcl addressed his
niasteriii these words—-
‘I can tell which way the wind blows vour
ivorsbip, as well as a weatlicreoek. .lliS“lllV
mind the Baron wishes to deprive as of the Lady
Elvina.’
‘ Us .” repeated Sir \Villit-lrn.
‘ To be sure, when she's your wife, will she
not be my niistress?’ replied Grnuimr-l. ‘Now
I’m resolved mi the match, fortherebv vou’ll
get. a better half, and I better qriarters. “Two
tlrings no less agreeable tliaii essential to our
happiness.‘ ' "
‘ \Vliat’s to be done '!’
‘ \Vliy, the wliole garrisori are in favor of the
alliance; tlierefbre. pop the questiori—dcniaud
her li:.intl——-aritl ifthe old boy holds out
‘ \_Vliat then 7’
‘r -’h;‘-, tli.:ti, lilially kick him out ! arrtl lake
possessiori ofthe castle we have fairly aytin b_v
force of arms.’ ‘
‘ You forgot he is ldlviria’.-i sire.’
‘ \Vill slieiiot get a more ."l_£t‘t"(’.'llIlC sz'g7rcr'--iii
the shape of a lover ? But. lo! lit-rc c:_;rncs the
conicly dame lierself——l’ll variisli.’. A l
A nil the sagacious ’Sqnirc \\'{lll\'t‘(l oll‘, leavirig;
the lovers to their own sweet tliscoursc. I
(7u.\r>. Vl.—/1 SIlr'Z(Z«',)l Decision.
Although the Blue Kniglit and ltllviria §jverc
elegantly slcmlcr‘ in their personal proportions.
the Baron declared in ati abrupt and vulgar
plirase, that ‘tliey were too llric.7:.’ _
‘ Honored f.-iiher,’ said Elvina, ‘it is lml’ins.=l-
ble to conceal from your parental eyes that I
entertain an alfection for Sir \Villielm—and l
know he returns it.’
‘ So rnucli the better !' replied the Baron, ‘for
it would be rlislionoralile in him to keep your
allcctioris. when he krrows he carinot keep you.’
‘You mistake me. father,’ continued Elviua.
‘ He has declared himself my suitor, and I have
sworn——“—-.?
‘Sworn!’ exclaimed the Baron. ‘A young
lady of your rank has no right to swear. It is
iridelicate !’ ~ ' '
‘ Brit he swore first.’ _
‘ Then, i’faitli,you shall be lbr‘es§;»'oi'ri.! said the
Baron. ‘Remcinbcr you are mydaugliter, and
lam positive
‘ And I’m positive I'm your daughter,’ replied
Elvina. ‘from the same feeling; for I have forni-
ed an urialterablc resolution to become his !’
The Baron looked at the gentle damsel for it
moment as in surprise, and then suddenly burst
into an ininiotlerate fit oflaii_.'_rb_tc;'. ‘ '
‘Give tire al buss.’ cried lie affectionately;
‘you are myown child—-a chip oftlie old block !,
The affair was of cnrirse clcci:li=rl—tlie old
Baron adriiired his tlaiigliter's lirmrir.=ss—the
Blue Knight loved her for her lGl1tlCt‘nPSS; and
the gordian knot of matrimony was soon after
tied in the chapel of the castle of Altcriberg.
Beauty presented her liaritl to Valor as the palrri
of victory ; and Grurnmel had the ‘fr.-li_cit_v ofbe-
ingat tli_e marriage-feast celebralterl in honor of
the nuptials ofElvina and the Blue Kniglit.
A doctor asked his patient if he had followed
his prescription. ‘Not I, faith,’ sayslie. ‘ifI
had lsliould have broke my neck, for I threw
it out of a two story window.’ , ~
G-im]20wdcr I’l0t.—-A person who had a most
resplenrlant retl face, was angry with his son
for having gunpowder. ‘ Having gunpowder,’
says he, ‘I will set my face against it.’ ‘For
licaven‘s sake, sir,‘ answered the boy, ‘consider
what you are about. for if you do. we shall all
be blown up.’ ‘
A cotititryman sowing his ground, two smart
fellows ridingthat way. one of them eallml to
him with an irisolent air: ‘ \Vell, honest. fellow.
vonr bu:~iness is to sow. but we reap the fruits of
your labor.’ "Tis very likely you may. for I
am sowing hemp.’
A wit having lost the election torn Fellow-
ship at. 1 A College, which was gained by 3
C2ll'l(.l_ltlfllgC of very iriferior desert, “ \Vt-.ll," said
he. “Pope is right, ,‘\Vortb makes the man;
the want of it the Fellow.’ ’?
. .._._____._..____.—————
Lmidon Sat/sages.--'l‘lic_v had walked some
distance, Mr. Pickwick trotting on before. plun-
ged in proforrrrd rneilitatiori,’and Sam followed
behind, \\"lil"l a corintetiance expressive of most
é'mrl;,l‘)le'anrl pflsy rlefi:iriceofevei‘v tlririgaiitl
every body, when the latter, wlio was always"
especially anxious toiuipart to his master any
exclusive iriformatinii he possessed. quickened
his pace until he was close at Mr. Pickwick’s
r.. - - '
beers, and pl')llllll.,Q up in f’ ,,,,,,se ,h,_,.‘, “.0”,
g3Td<.3Cl_ as ‘the great means through which in-
l:0fH.l§ll0ll is to be obtained, they should be kept
.lt'ee from every thing calculated to offend mo-
d_.s,'y_or outrage morality. \Vit!iout claiming
any right of censorship in the premises, we may
be perrriitted to say that it is too frequently’ the
case that details are published of transactions,
from tlie_recital of which no good can arise and
much evil ensue. To the young, whose spirits
are ardent. the narrative of crime has always a
peculiar charm, and‘will always be spu_g_hr al‘.
ter, but it should be remembered that the fre-
quency of such riarratiyes tends to familiarize
them with the subject, and tojrnalte them regard
it as divested ofits most. sliocking attributes. It
lt3_S been s.a'ul.|ltatnewspapers should be trans-
cripts ot'_the times, and ma certain extent the
observation is a correctone—but we apprehend
that it would l;cjtis.t as proper for a parent, in
sliowing his child the worldfto take him into
every sot-it-ty of vicious establishments, and in-
l-”0tlU€.‘e him to their irirrratcs, as for newspapers
to lay belbre their readers recitals of beastly
grossrress and criminality with which the world
v'Ilt0.tm«ls. 'l‘hcgratificatiou ofa morbid appe-
ll’_"’5f’”e'_-’~_3ill‘la ‘ Wery nice pork shop, that ere,
:flCr'}'elebriit£(l>il nctfcems S-0’, Saul Mr.‘ I-)”..kw-iC’i‘—_
_ 7, ‘ _ : -.-_.~sag_e larctory. said Sam. ‘ I5
ll‘; Ilsflld Mr. I’rckwick. - Is it !’ reiterated Sam
S°\"",‘li]‘ll‘l}.£’”li)tllIoti. .‘I should rather think it
'hm‘S voreyflsir. F your ipnocent e_ve-brows,
reS,mC,am ,|<'3 -ty. Ptmttst isaplieararice of a
I , _e tradesnran tool, place, mm» 3-,.,,,g
7"-Sltltl dm'i’t mean to say he was Bnrkt-rl,
m‘lmd. Il\l,]l.'.]‘T)l‘('l<2\\'l(.‘l(, .lo’oking. liastily
“,e“- ‘I1 (tr Ltrl iprleetl, sir. replied N r.
H GI‘. \'1Slt Itltd. lar worse tlian that. He
the master oftliat ere sliop._sir. and the iii-
MC 0'0!‘ Of _the Patent-never-leavtiig-orl-sa:ssagc-
if €]rll'.C.fl__2l.l]F.‘, and titl sw:ille_r up_a.paviu string
you put it too near, and grind it into sass:igcs
as easy as ifit was a tender young baby. \Ve-
ry proud oftlrat rnacliiiic he was. as it was nat-
“ml he ~°ll°”l‘l b0: and he'd stand down in the
Cellar 3 looking at it, vcn it vns in frrll play. till
he got quite melanclrol_-,1 wllltjt)V_ A wcrv pap-
P)’ mfln lie’d a boon, sir. in the l'i(iSscsisinn of
that ere engine. and two more lovely irrfirnis
besides, ifit liatl'nt been for his wife, who was :i
most limvdacious wixin. She was always a
folleriri’ and dinriiu’ in his . ears till at last he
could stand it no longer. _ ‘ I tell you what it is,
my (lf-‘Z1l'.’lre says one day, ‘ifyou pcrsewere in
this ere sort of auiusenient.' lie savs, ‘ l‘m bless-
ed ifl don’nt go away to hlcrriker; and tliat‘s
till about it.’ ‘You're an itlle williii. and I
visit the Mcriltjris joy oftlieir liargain.
Arter wlrit-lislie lteep:-. on abusir'._r_rliim for
half an liotir. and then runs into the little parlor
behind the shop, sets tip screaining like fun.
says lie’ll betlie death oti her, and falls in a lit
ivliich lasts three gootl liorrrs, one ofrlmm firs
which is all screamin’ and kickiri.’ \Vell next
niornirig the l_iusband was titissin_ He l,3d'm
nothin frotn the till-liad'nt even put. on his ta-
ken great cont. so it was qriite clear he w:irn’t
00110 to Merrikcr. Did‘nt crime back next dav.
did'tit come bark next week: the Misse htid
bills printed snyiti that if lre‘d come back he
should be forgiven every tlzing (which was ve-
ry liberal secin he lratl'iit done. nothing at all)
all the canals were tlragcetl, and {‘.,r two‘ lnolllllg
afterwards wlienever a burly was turned otit, it
was carried as a regclar thing straiglrt offto the
sassage shop. I‘IOmS0m€-\'t‘r. mine on cut an-
swcrctl. so they gave out zhat he'll run away,
and she kept up the biisiricss.
On Saturday nighta little tliiri old gentlernan
comes into the shop in ti great pzissiriri and says.
‘ A re you the tiiissis oftliis ere shop?’ ‘ Yes. 1
:im,’said she. ‘"\Vell riia‘.a.'ri.’ says he. then
lvejust looked in to say. that me and iii_\' f.'.imi-
lv aim goirig to be Cll0l~_i(’tl; for norhiu ;, and more
than that ma'ani. says he. you'll allow me to
observe, that you tlont use the .prim’r-st part of
the riicat for the 'niauirf:-it-turi> of s:i:<.c:r.r_ms. l
tliiuk _voti?d find beef c.or_ne. nearly as t-lreap as
buttons.’ ‘lluttons, sir.‘ said ‘she. ‘Brittons
:iia‘:ri.’ says the old gentleman. unfolding a bit
of paper and sliowin twenty or tiiirly lialvcs of
buttons. ‘ Nice seasoning for sas_s.'i;zrs is trop-
sci‘ brirtons. uia'am.’ ‘ 'l‘bey‘ro rrrv lrIisli.')l}(l’s
liuttotis.’ says the widtlcr. lt(.’f1lltnltf_¢._7 to f:iint.—
‘\Vhat !’ scr;eari'is the old gcritlciiinii. trrrniuy
wt-rr_v pale. .‘l see it all.’ says the widder.’ ‘iii
a lit of temporary irisanitv he has corivcrtcd him-
sr-lr7irrtr)sri.<szig_es!.’ ‘ A ntl so he had sir. said Mr.
\Veller. looking stoatlily iirto Mr. Pic-ltwicit’.-'
horror slricltcn countenance, ‘or else lit-’t! been
rlrawtl into the ingine. _btit however that n'ii_«_vlrt
ha? been. the little old gentlcnien \vlin_lrrid been
rPn1flt‘l(fll)ly' partial to sassagps all his life rush-
ctl out oftlre shop in a wild state, and was nev-
er heard of afterwards.’ ?
Streets of L-ibci'l3/.—An lrishman C‘S(‘€lPt‘(
from a prison by jniiipirig out ofa wiritlow. Ile
Carrie down upon the head of a molassr-s hoes-
l)t’.'ltl, which broke and let lritn in up to the mid_-
dle. ‘ l*7ailli.l said he, as he scrabbled out. ‘l
have often heard of the sweets of lilier;l:,', but
never knew what it was before.’
,'I'o/irls —-—\Ve caution agrirgirlttirists. and cs-
rwcially _.rzardeners, agairist tlestrriying toads,_
'l‘hey food entirely on inset-ts_ and reptiles, and
a l'r-w dozen ofthctri will clear an acre ofground
from r~.ablia_;rc woriiis. §.Ve caritiori them also
agnirrst d_eslro_virig _sual.es in gr-ass fielrig. Trim»
are .lT<‘ll.l destroyers offield I mice. As snaltes
and toads are beginning to crawlout, boys are
bcgirining to kill tliciii. \Ve tlicrefore give lliis
caution. ' ’
‘ Turn out. or by golly l’ll serve you as I did
the man .’tnrlier day,’ lialloed‘.Ioiiatl‘-an, who
with his gal in the lumber box, was about mm-
ingin contact with a dandy in his firiegig. The
allriglited beati turrictl otit, for he was sadlv ter-
rified at the riiysteririirs threat. and as lr'rirrliei°
Jonathan passed asked how he servetl the ()lllt.‘l‘
man, ‘wli_v, turned out myself.’ ‘
A poor man once excused his noti-atteiirlaiir-o
at church to a rich neighbor. by sa.viiit_vf he had
no breeches fit for the occasion. wliieli the latter
offererl to lend. Tlieniari availed himself of
the Ulla’. antl when the priest was alioirt to com-
mt‘-IICG Prayer;lie oasta glance at his frientl.
and Called out in an undertone. but loud e'nou,gh
l0 be heard by those around, ‘ Don't kneel down
in my breeches.’ The man carried home the
l)0t‘t0\\'od garmeiit, and was a long tirue absent
from Cirurcli, as usual. when another person iri-
qtllretl the reason, which the poor man gave as
lJCf0F€. adding, that he had once borrowed a pair
Wltlclt gave the owner occasion to insult his pn-
verty before the wliolo arrdience. ‘ Come with
me.’ said his new friend, ‘and I will supply
you-’ ‘Accordingly llt’.e:'S'd_\’f‘ll once more to
visit the church in borrowed breeelics; anrl
when notice was given for prayer. be directed
his attention to his at-comriiotlatirrg friend, who
no sooner saw him than hr-called out loud enough
to attract the attention ofall present. ‘Kneel
down, kneel down. any where in my breaches.-
Ale1'._ Gaz. ‘
There_ is no country in the world in whicli the
conductor oltlie newspaper press should be so
careful in regardto what they publish. as in our
own. Elsewhere newspapers are cornparative-
ly few in number. and confined in their circu-
lation to certain descriptions of people. by whom
they/are regarded as rather secondary books.
while here. there is scarcely a house in tlieland
tire for rrovelry can never be a sritiicient excuse
lbr depriving crime ofits criminality; and as
faras the press tolerates such a course, the press
is wrong.
STATE OF AFRICA.
The following. from the Liberia Herald,
gives a horrid picture of the usages of the Afri-
can tribes, in their intercourse with each other.
The greater p in oftlie negro races of that great
Contirient, are evidently untamed and untama-
ble barbarians, whose fierce, and frequently ex-
terniinaring wars riprn each other, are horrible.
and sangtrirrittry. beyond tlcscription.—C0u.r. 45;‘
Eng. ,
‘The Spariiartl, to ‘v"llOfl‘l we alluded in an-
oilrt-rpart ofihis paper. as having been captured
\\'ll(‘ll the Gorah toi=;ii was taken by the -Deys,
has heart set at liberty. He owes his release to
the iritt-rposition of King Fariury, of Cape
Mount, who. it appears, had furnished a quota of
"men to the viuorious party, and who is also in-
dr-bred to the concern to which the Spaniard be-
lorigs. ~ lle gives a riiost sickening accountlof
tire shot-king and inhuman criielties exercised by
the r-onqnerers. He states that he had thirty
slaves at the time the town wastaken. These
were all blIlt'll(‘r('tl. A large feast was made of
the fleslr. upon which the eoiiquerers sated their
inlrumzin appetites. The remainder was hung
‘upanil dried. \Ve have been at a loss to ac-
count for-this circumstance, from the fact that
the war was coniuieiiced and has been carried
on, solely with the view to satisfy the demand
for slaves. Brit when we recollect bow san-
guinary it has been, with what detertiiination
and vigor it has been conducted by both parties.
the great space over which it has extended, and
the number oftribes it has involved in the quar-
rel, we can rationally suppose a mutual deter-
niiuatir-ii to iirflict sigtial vengeance .upon the
vaiiqrrislmtl party. This supposition gains
st rengrlr from the fact, that iriany freeman were
lrl.ll(‘ll€l'Ctl at the sarnetinie, as well as from the
nianuer in whicliold Brister is said to have been
put to death, when the Gtiralis in their turn
prevailed over the Dcys. In civilized coiintrrea
when ‘any signal victory has been achieve o-
vcr an enemy. people are accustorned '0 3° "7
(.’llUl'(.‘llalltl rctrirri thanks unto the .I.““d- [hill
ilrey‘ have been permitted to mttrdcrtlieir fellow
bcinos. And we suppose in proportion to the
iriiportarice oftlie victory, will be the depth of
the gratitude. The Africans express the same
feeling. but in a tlilferent t11§ttltle[.i
WPIOLITICAL.
1";-0/ii the C'ourz'er Enquirer.
The people oftiie United States are divided
into two political partics—the \Vhig and Tory
—-and the tlilfcrr.-rices between them are not
merely on rpiestions of expediency, on matters
relating to the minrrte details of government, but
they involve. liberty, p'ro‘sperity, and all that
uiakcs life dcar—evcu_ tlrcjnéfoia'riency ofllmt
form of gtiverriiiicnji ' under" which - we were
born.
\Ve may by some he thought to exaggerate:
but there are few reflecting men, who in the po-
litical events of the last few years, do not turn
pole at the tliouglrts riiany of tlreui irresistibly
excite and draw from them ominous forebodings
nfrlie future. It is not in one department of
tlic go\'eri‘itiient. but in all—not in the federal
‘t_l0\'(‘-rntrtetll alone, but in the state and munici-
pal governments also, that they see those signs
ol‘t-orruption, which aretheinfallible indications
nfrlissolrition. lf we but turn to the proceed-
lugs ofthe last Congress, what a ghastly spec-
tacle do they not present? Investigations into
the most serious cliarges. smothered by a rna‘-5
iority. and such cliargcs too, ash?-il..'3§!.‘Yr lflslefltl
.(il'a\'t)itliri_t_t', would set-ii,‘ ll)‘ 'i'epi§i.' '"\Vl,)er1 thé
l’ostrn.-ister Gciieral was told, ‘Sir, a company
ofirrrlivitlirals, it is slated, had purchased a large
bodyof lands of the Clricktisaw Indians, and
when lsytretity they ceded these lands to the
Uttilctl States, a stipulation was made that these
liidiau titles slioultl be coiifirtried. but it being
thought (\vell might it be) ‘that the President
would not consent to ratify such a treaty, it was
decmerl desirable to secrire the interest in its fa-
vor of some person. wliose influence over him
would persuade liiui to tloit. Was your inte'r-
est, Sir. secured for this p"ill"pO§,f‘3"f-ltillitl vv'as’it se-
ctrred by a gift to you of ‘one-twentietli share in
lhese lands, on Wltltfll a iuillion ofdollars have
been gained? are you guiltyor not guilty 'I’—
‘.‘IrIu-lirie (in.s~ir:cring the qrlesliori.’ And this
answer was permitted to pass as all sufficient by
a majority. It was an iiivcstigation into privatp
nllaiis. the seusitiv__e l'i'atr_i"t_r_t said, and therefore
vslrorild not be rriade. Nor did it stop liere.——
{culmn M. \Vliitnr-y, a notorious individual on
the pl'l.~‘0t) limits. is by a species oflegerdernairl;
made a treasury agent oftlie deposite Banks-
a paper is produced which was sent to these
Banks. stating that his appointment was desired
3 by the President and Secretary. a desire which
it may be easily supposed, while tbelianks were
seeking like rim.-tly beggars for the patronage of
the 'l‘reasiir_v. was equivalent to an express or‘-
der——yct whet: an endeavor was madeto fix the
act rrpon its author, it was preyented by a vote
of the niirjority, it was private business. The
Secret.-rrv of State. too. when interrogated as to
the trarrsiactions of his dcpartnient. tells the‘ Re-
presentatives of the people. th_e inquiry made by
lltE'm inspires a doubt of his honor, and that‘ he’,
tlren-l‘m-i.-, will not answer it. Someili'in'g oftlie
same kind is done by other .public' o_t}ic‘ers', and
tliris all investigation is arrested on the threshold
and one ofthe first principles of freedom-the
.-trict accountability oftlie public servants oftlie
[‘€‘~ll)lt‘-lS totally disregarded by :1 majority on
lretcxts tl e most fri‘ 0'ous.
Tltr-. Senate ofthe United States, in servility,
has even gone beyond the House ofRepreseuta.-
lives. lt was not stiliicient for the Senate on a
matter of policy, to express a dissent from the
npiiiionsofa previous Senate, which was all
—reason and common sense tells us. in the legiti-
mate exercise ofits functions, it has a right to
do, brit it absolutely brands those 0pll’|,l0l‘lS with
disgrace and ignoniy as far as it coultbfintl
racks its ingenuity, to find a coutrivanee how to
do it.
‘ A volume might be written pointing outtgtho
base corruption which has pervaded atory ina-
or :1 family into which one or the other of the
prrblic journals does not gain access. Being re-
., . , _
jorityin the federal legislature; nor, as tinight.
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