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' r Are we the happiest when the €\'L‘flil'l'.Z' lieartli
— otfboots and bat, and coiisigncd tlicrn
- ting room.
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From. the Saturday Courier.
SUIVILVIER SONG OF THE CIT.
Oh, the woods are green and beautiful,
And the flowers are fragrant now,
' nd the music of the bird is heard .
From the"cool umbrageous bougli;
rid the breeze will fan tbefevered cheek,
And the murmiiring water’s flow
VVill lull the soul to calm repose;
To the hill and vale I go !
There’s a charm not found in cities,
In the forest’s silent sliadc——-
And the song of the summer warblcrs
Sounds sweet in the glorious glade;
And the glimpses of liigli heaven,
Which we gaze on from below,
Thro’ the bi-ceze-stirred branches opening,
Give the soul to joy~——I go!
And there the pale moon shin'eth;
Her light on every stream,
In mild beams gently falleil1—-
There let me, sluinbcring, dream ;
The heavens be bright above me-
The earth be fair below——
VVitli one t.rue lieart to love me;
I am wcary——-lct me go.
Then, farewell, thou goodly city-
Let me feel the l'i-esli-=r air;
Let me he with llluiltt‘l' Nature,
To joy and worship illt_‘,l'l‘,
In the vale, or on the mountain,
Gazing high, or looking luv.’-—
In the field, or at the fouiitaln--
I am weary, let me go.
S..l. L.
H A PF} 5*) .*-;"i‘ 'i‘ifi*.1~lE.
BY M .-‘L. IIi'<OVi/‘If.
TH E
‘vVlii:ii are we happiest? '\ ’hcii the il,'.[l‘iI. ofmorn
' \V:1k-T's the ‘young roses li‘c-in i.lli_5li' criuisoii
_ rest; ’
\/Vlicn clic-erfiil sounils upon the fri-;~:;li wind borne,
Till iiiaii rt-stimiis his work with blitlier zest:
While the bright waters leap from rock logic)»: :
,Arc We.-. the happiest then?
Alas, thosorosizsl they \ iill fail-I u\>.':iy,
’ And tnuiidcr teiiipests wili -aleforiii the sky;
Aiid siiiiimer heats ilI(l'l’.ll/.3 r.:pi‘iiig buds decay,
And the clear sptiilziiiig fountain may be dry;
And notliinrr beautiful adorn the sci-iie ‘
b . ‘
To tell what it iiath been.
‘When are we liappiest.? In the ci-owded hall,
‘&Vlicu fortune siiiil=3,.~.=, and liattert-rs bend the
kiieigz?
How soon, how very soon, such pleasures pall!
How fast. must fal.-sehood’s rainbow coloring
flee!
Its poisoii 1lo=.v’rets brave the sting of care:
Vv’c»are nut liappy there.
Is circled with iis crown of living ll'u\.V8l‘S;
‘Vireo goetli round the laugh of artles mirth,
And wlien all‘;-ctioii lI‘U!1'lll:.'I' bright urn show-
ers
Her richest balm on the dilating licart?
‘ . liss! is it there thou art?
Oh, no! not there. It would he liz'.ppiii€‘-‘ss
Almost like licaven’s ifit lllI,'~_l‘ltI. .-tlwztys be;
Those brows without one slieidiiig of distress,
And wanting nothing but etcimiiy;
But they are things ofcririli, and pass away-
Thcy inust, they must decay !
Those voices must grow truiiiiiloiis with years;
Those smiling brows must wear 8. tinge of
. gloom ;
Those sparkliiig eyes he (]'.l€“llCll€!,l in bitlcrtears,
“ DOIu"T GIVE UP THE snip.”
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I i
i From the C'hri.stian Advocate and Journal.
REV. IVIR. WESLE1’.
Mr. Editor-—VVhen in Leeds, England, Rev.
Robert Newton presented to Mrs. Fisk a small
bust of the Rev. John VVeslev, said to be a per-
fect likeness ofhiin at the time it was taken. A
friend in addition, procured for us the acconipuny—
ing account of the circumstance and the occa-,
sion in which it is said the original of this lilie-
ness was taken. As the whole story is very in-
teresting and characteristic, Iliave herewith for-
wardediit for publication. If VOU think well of
it please to insert it in the Christian Arl\'u(‘alB
and Journal. \V, FISK,
\Vesleyan University, June 2].
. ./Inlecdotc rftlic lieu. Ju}.'_n liVesle_i/.—-Mr. Dud;
leygwas one evening talking wiili iliai eminent
WW}L.IKX;
low wliercon lie li:id r stud his li:-ail.
Simple feliiiiy?
i1(1Q0ll'l[)ilSl]t'LI 3
from the strisr-t.
despatcliiisl the S-tmit dilli':=iliy oi‘ igigp,-_g3 M-
ICll'_il‘(I their ‘!‘.'0lllIll)llS.. Tilt: luff if/its in 3
qiiaiinlary, a'.i.'l.l r-ssayeil to l'|lL__{‘ the bell, but alas,
the dormitory )i).~‘:i'~3.\‘s -d no such aiio-iiid l'.l‘=",;L:;gi
lie was i’.-iiii to shiver at the .slaii'-li'i:‘;i_«l, 213]“-.,lb;.-,vl
till SI,lll‘l(.éi)i')!i_V thoiiglit. lit to tell soiiiebmly ejsfp
tlirit soiiii-body was calling. D:trl!]gll‘i]s pggugp,
uy. At last, a bilious looking ii.-gm pol;-d 1,35
licarl into the ilonr-.v.-iy, and t'ia‘I{'-‘(ll.,“,,_-lli;i:1ie,)a_g.jt,
who, like Rixzliard was “l‘oai'se with bawliii_r,”
if he had called. “Send up vour inast_er.”—
A.ziotlicr long pause. VVlien the lanilloril ap-
przircil, the liiffogieiied his I)[‘0l(lSIll.-? upon him,
and brought him up all staiirliiio. “I ll:l'.'\3 lieeii
i'iii:iii:d, air, in your liousc-robbed, not only of
all my clothes arid ni_v boots—my cloak and my
v.‘:1tCl1-——btit of despatclics, sir, of I['t‘ll]l3ll€ll_)us
impoi-tance, from the seat of war. Your life,
sir, must answer for their production, ant you
are my prisoner till they are rcstori;-(l in full.”-—
Tlic landlord stared open-moutlied at this as-
louiizliiig dnciaratioii, and velieiiieiitly asseverat-
ed his innocence of participation. The luff
tare-.-v eiiraged——he collared the landlord, and
{ll-JTIILIIIIIBLI his brceches. “Tliey are down
stairs,” said a female voice, from behind the
door. “And my \val'.c.li—-tlie papers?” “All
clown stairs}, “ ‘iVlio dared to take them there I”
said the ollicv.-r. “ You did, sir,” said tlie cli.-mi-
'l‘lic watcli and pap:,>.i's are llll(Il'l" vour pillow;
your boots and clotlics by the bi-d-side, ruin’ yoiir
cloatl; iind ca p ai'e llflllglsig agrain.-t the wall, in
ll.':2,l‘0t)l’ll =vli- i‘:- I.ll_,gl}iC(l you into last nlglit.”
" Then wlirrn, in the name of‘ Salim, um [
I ' ' -
.“ I!) the rooin over licad, sir--just one story
hii:hi‘r.”
And so it was; for the lieutenant. in running
lurliis g_i'og, forgot, in his hurry, the exact lo-
Cfillllyylf his i-ooiii, and lnOlll)I.'.’(l an oxira flight
of S'i.iLli:3-.-}!U.l)})lllg' into an Ull()CCl]pl.~.(l mom,
and 'Sll_’ll)lll_;{ iii.-liiiitiiiicously between the sheets.
l'-ill‘r'lll£{‘iLl'l£! wliol.-- of ills p_:;‘,1phe;'nal|a in ,_l,,,
roorn l;-cncatli.——P/i.il. Ge/z(!ciiiun‘s il.’i’ag‘a:i"nc.
qn
And, at the lust, close darlily in the tomb;
If liapyiiicss depends on them i,l,l()l|r‘,
How quickly is it gone?
Vtflien are we li:1p;‘)l,étSi., tlit.-til 0, when rosigncrl
To Wliat-:oe’t:r our cup of life inuy brim :'
'\Vhcn we can know ouiselvus but \'VI.'.'1l{ iinil lili nd,
Creatures of earth; and trust alone in IIIM
VVl'_io givetli, in his inercy,joy or pain !
Oh! we are liappicst then.
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pg, __. _.___.i.._....-. __.- __.:
'.‘.‘EI£$‘. iii.‘:'.3 £';‘~.‘~i_‘t 1.
Aceuple of blades once iriet 9. Vcriiionternt
it tavern. They had heard mzicli of Yankee in-
genuitv and cuiiriiiig, and they soon detr~rinined
to seeiif they could not “ come round” this son
of the Green l‘.1ouiit:iin. 'I‘liiiiking he would be
careful of his (:Opl)t."l‘S, tlivy proposed to him in
}’?-I.-*. C'f'§C.r$.L Ji')I‘i}:‘.._‘.
, One of i‘.lu.t.tei'2hi.viiit.e’s liesi; jolies was lying ,3
bit of meat very securely to the bell liaiidlcs
wliicli diiiigle otitsidc the gates of (.‘.l‘l‘lZtl.ll‘l sub-
-Hvi‘. :ii.viIiir.\—_—_s'.i:-u-‘-f ---*5~---- _ "““ "
—-tli.-2 result oi which operation was, that every ;
dog which cliiincoil to pass that way. instiiiciivc-’
ly, re.2soua.iily almost, but naturally certainly,
higgan lo {rr:ib":i-'+ at the tempting moi-sel. which
lie vainly altoiiip-‘i-ii] to detach; the inevitable
(_‘.t')ll.’-‘.i"ql:t‘.tl(_‘.:‘ of which attempt was the violent
riiigiiig of the ,b~’li—-.-out come the servr.nts, can-
dle in hiind, look all .'iround—.—-liear iiotliii.-g, see
nothing but the gate, and go in. The next dog-
gy who coma‘-s trotting along, and who has not
liappi-ncd to dine well, has anotliei‘ toncli at the
meat, away goes the bell a.1__3=Illl,_ out coin!» this
s~i°v:iii2s- 1:.-'_~‘l)~'f‘Ol‘i‘, and as lirfnre go In a.-Izxiii-——
..----
L;
the course of the ev-:iiiiig’s cliat, that each of
them should propose and do sonieiliiiig which
the other two should iiiiilatc, or on the refusal Oil
either so to do, he siiould pay a l the dr.iii-ages
the others iiiight sustain, and the sent at the
bar, The Vt-rii_ior_itcr \‘.''u'S :: li‘-.t_i'r: wary‘ at his‘,
out at length consented.
commenced the game. He lull-id off his coat.
walked up to the fire and threw it on. His coni~
The Veriiionler, as they }
iaiiiun did the sonic. A ,
Itiltl. agreuil, must do some with his coat, or pay
for the other two coats and the scot. ‘Nitliout
liesitatioi: oli' went the garinciit on to the fire.
The other Ni,e\v-Yoi’l<r_-.i* llt'XI. iii:-.de a trial. He
to the
flames. His companioii in‘iii,iited him, and to
their astoiiisl1in'c.iit, tli.~~ Yin kec v;:~.s. not back-
ward. Now came: the ".'crii:on't=;i"'-s iiiiic to lead.
‘ " Landlord, is ilicre a (lOt:lHI‘ iicar .1” “ Yes,
sir." ‘,‘ Send for him.” The gut-‘.li(:l11Cl'l of
York bcgaii to stare. The doctor soon eamein.
"Doctor,” said the Veri.ioiitcr, “get your in-
strunients, Iwant you to pull out every tooth in
my head, and tliese geiiilciiioii will probably
want the same done with lilt?li’B.” At the same
time he began to make ready for the operation.
The docloi7 and the other two WC!‘-'2 (:r_i[lfOUll‘(Il‘LI.
" Conic, doctor, don"t v.-ail,” and setting open
his iiipiiili, lie dis-:covcr::il to the coiiipany that he
had but hue old siiiig, wliicli would lizii-dly keep
in his head. It was presently out. The Yorl<-
-ers,.wisely declined following suit, paid the
Vernionter for his coat, hat and boots, and went
off very quietly to bed. .
' IN THE ‘WRONG ROGIVI.
A “ first luff” was commissioned, during the
-last war, to carry some dcspcitclies over land,
had speed was the first’-and last injunction.
one of the principal hotels in Baltiinore, and
jdesircd that a. conveyance should be ready at
break of day, for his Il).l’ll)-‘,’1‘ progress. After a
'light supper, be ordered a stiff glass of grog, by
:way of night cap,
ing upon the
solute necessity
‘traveling habiliments, and was
close by.
down a short passage,
swalldwi-Ag his
sun was high in the heavens.
be found.
‘that _he
clothes were not in the room.
‘room in his shirt, 4 I A
iipon his mind--lie had undoubtedly been strip
ped of every thing.
was secure,
At
'_t.he end of the first ,day’s journey, he halted at
and fiiiishing his cigar, desir-
/ .cd to be shown to his roonuparticularly impress-
’ mind of the cliambermaid the ab-
ol his being called at the break
of day. When he had stripped liimself of his
on the point of
_atcpi_”ng into bed, he remembered that he had
Ielt l is untasted grog upon the table in the sit-
Tlie house was quict—tlie room
He seized his candle, and darthig
popped upon his dra ugiit,
and returning up stairs was quickly in b:-.-d; and
“night cap.” was soon asleep.-
3.Vlien he opened liis.eyes in the - morning, the
He cursed the
‘neglect of the servantsin not calling him at day-
break, and limited for his watch, that he might
iascertain the true hour. His watch was not to
' He jumped out of bed, almost afraid
had been robbed, and determined to
dress himself and demand an explanation. His
Every particle
' bf apparel had vanished, and as he paced the
" the naked truth was forced hers.’
He examined the lock--it
as he had fastened it when he went
to bed, yet every thing that he possessed liad
And thus ten times in the iii_i_rl‘.t the f:.i.:nily Will]-
iii coiitiiiuc to be alarinccl beyond llt8«"..-‘|ll'B at
avlintapii-1:i.rs a S_V.~‘l’l-li)‘.llC :itlr.ck iipoii Haw-
iliiirii Cottage, or l3v_rlii:itiiic Lo{|<_ri,i, tlic iniisler
of \x‘llit‘,ll isia ilcciilerl liypric:l‘oii!lriac, and the-
iiiistr-.*ss t‘.X;)4'l1l‘l'=9.' to be i:oiifiir~-.l (‘.Vi‘£l‘y half
CH9 Of ll“? Y‘”k’—"5‘ l hour.—— T/icoclore ]1Ti’)U]L', in tlic: " Ifumoiist."
'I'lIi'-51 'I‘(P$'TV'.S‘ii'I‘\.,."..' l"§TH'a'3‘.'o
Tom Towson was telling inc a story. the other
day, about the way he was first iiiiroiloccd in his
])l’5S(‘.(ll wif-'5, Col. Ri«lgely's dniigtlier. Now. I
r:a.ii’t tell it as well as Tom told it to me, but I
will tell it as well as I can.
Toiii. you see, was poor, and had but a sorry
cilucziiinn; but he was very quick in learn. and
some sairl that Tom bad the clearest head in the
COUl‘ll."\'. Tom lived on Poverty Plniitaiiiin, as
be called it, \VIlI]()ltI widow Towson, his moilier;
and the fzirin, which was small, was all they
had br_—iwe(-ii them. The fact is, Tom was a
l1Flll(l$()nl(‘. follow, in homespun or broadcloth.-
Ono r-louily zificrnoon, Tom went down into Sil-
ver Viilley, to see ()l(l Ptiilgcly, aboiit a (livi.-‘ion
line on Joe Gibson's plat of Poierty Planizitiiin.
A storm came on just as he drew up opposite
Col. .1iilgely's lane gate. Ridgely was a proud
olil L-liap—-ricli too——and report Sllltl that his
ilniigliier Lucy was “almigliiy" handsome.
style, and was a high lady in the neighborhood.
you know, could not think of her.
\Vi.-ll. the storm raged, and in rides Tom—
green field.
‘ The Colonel in ?‘
‘ Yes, sir, come In,’ was the ready response.
lor, where he found the Colonel reading,
her chair closer to the wall.
to show itself upon the faces of all in the room
ed his self possession, and added to their mirtl
by nianv intentional errors and oddities.
question for us to settle this now.’
‘ \Vliy.so ?’ inquired the Colonel.
Torii.
‘ My daugliler I’ returned ilie Colonel, aston
islierl, ‘ pray, what lias_slic to do with ll. ?’
‘Why,’ addeil Tom. ‘She
- The old lady drew up,
vauis.itd lI‘()l)]l.i‘l‘.. rooin, even to his stockings
I-‘ ‘ I 1 . .
and l)||()lb, and the paper or despatches wliii,-h
he hail deposited with his watch [Ill-tier the pil-
_ VVas it it
If so, how could it have been
, The key was in the lock iiisiile
the doo:—Llicre w.-.s no cliiinni;-v——ii.vid tli., win-
(low was uiiappriiacliztble, srive by :i long l;ulij.»i-
Could the ciiiissaries of the
enemy llt1\’?‘ ploi.ted for the i)i,gsg_.~_.3,,m Oi‘ “,3
the agitation oftiin lieiiteiiaiit eirizii-iiiinil to a;,r-i-
bcrin:iid,; “they are exactly as you left them.—- -
Now Lucy had been brought up in the best
Some said that she had refused some capital
olli.-rs, but that's neither here nor there, as Tom,
hooks his horse to an a ) ilc tree— oes u ) the
_ _i i l
with: steps, and ends with a loud knock at the
door. Jim Squirrel opened the door, an old ne-
rm who had carried water to To:i'i’s father,
5 ' , , . . . ,
when he (Tom 3 father,) cradled in Ridgely s
Tom was led into a large, old-fashioiied par-
his
wife sewing, and his daughter writing. The old
man nodded_ wiiliout rising, and told Tom to sit
clown ; wliile the old lady very rcservcilly drew
Tom felt a little
curious. The daughter, too. threw two or three
beautiful glances at him, whicli made him feel
still more curious. He niaile so imiiiy blunders
in telling his biisine.ss,_Ihai a kind ofsmile began
wliicli encouraged Tom. who instantly recover-
‘Colonel,’ said Tom, ‘it is quite out of the
‘On account of your daughter, sir ?’ replied
has knocked
me into a cocked had with those black eyes ol
alilioiigli she could not
suppress a smile, while the rlaughler bluslicd, in
spite of her attempts to laugh conteniptuously.
As for t.lic old Colonel, he was so astonished at
3111152. Mr. Culy, when he asked him if he had’
a'o.rsw'AM'. as Wiwrrii
ll.
Toiii’s iiiipiiileiicc, ilini fiir it while. he lost the
list: of his ioii<_{i_ie. They all liiokeil ill Tiiiin in
-"l_l<‘"‘_-'9~ fllvls in the iiicuii time, iliev ri=ii).=irkcil
“'5 11”‘? lluiire. liigli II)l't‘llH2,Hl, lllllli iiilelligi-iii
x*._ve; while the -lll‘t‘,.<lEIlI)lt’. good liiimvir of his
coiiiiteii.-iiicc, eiiiii-rely (ll I-l‘l])i-I(] ll“. C,,l,.,,,,|, “.3,”
l)ur.5l out wiili ii lieuriy luiigli at Liicv. l\'lis.<
L""V CUl‘l<’ll her sweet lip ii‘: asori of good
lHImoi'i‘.Il $f‘()l'l1, and li:i.s:iily \\’llll(ll‘."\\'.
The “‘‘7\'’ llllllfl W0 5670, is 'I‘o:ii in his lioinc-
-‘piiii, S‘3Ell¢‘ll ai ilm siippi.-r table. ili-lialiiiiig uln-
(AIl0llt‘.l with his «Jr.-ill .-iori.~-s. ciiiiigilliiirtiiiiiig I,l,'('
'l41||t:lilt'.*i. -tiiiil I’I?llli‘i‘lIl’.§_7_ the old l.iily.i- "be old,
l.-itlv put :1 plenty of sii-._g.-ir in 'l‘.,”-1'5 19;], ,-,,,.,ll
Miss Lucy was a full liailfliour in drinking one;
Cup.
Tiyin took leave shortly after siipper.
‘ Pl;-igue lake the fellow ." crii:i.l the old man.
as To ii l‘t){IP out iiiio the lane, and the tears of
joy sioiiil in his eye.
‘ He is quite liuiiilsome,’ quietly relnarked me
Old l:l(l_y.
‘Not be.’ rejoiiicd Miss Lucy, and a few
‘;7,;”"“5 filler, she was Tom's wife.——-Scene in the
est.
TIIE PRINC 7:] A ED TH E JPIVVEI L'E'-iii.
An anecdote 7'claI.crZ by Ill. Pasmicr to Prince
CL£7llbdCCl'CS.
11. jeweler of Paris one day saw a splendid
eqiiipage drive up to his door, and a tall iinpiii--
luul looking gt-t)llClTl£li) alinliieil from it. He
wzliite.-(l Ll l;iily's set of dimiioricl ornaments, (1
complete ivradiliiigparurc. The price was E,-_,“;,,
a_t'two liuiiilred ilioiisaiiil frgim,-3,
signs were sliowii to him.
oue,saiil he could grunt but little time for execu-
il',‘.\\’l'_‘ICr a (leposiie of fl)l)f iliousuiitl francs in l
lu/.lr2ls({e bruzque. He alsoscleciedariiig, wortli i
Acciirtliiigzly, on the following day. a coiiliileiiliul i
iiiesseiiger froiii ilie jcweler'.~'i repairer! to the l
H-lllfl D . iii ilie Rue de la Paix. and iii-
quired for I’i‘iiir:e G:ir_;r.-iriii. He Wtls sliown
iiiio an apariiiieui on the first story. Five or six
l1l(.'lU'.yS were in the ;iiiir=r:liauiliei'. The prince
luriieil lionie. and t1l)ll_2i‘}lllJibll(',‘(l lii.-; niasier mi
hiI\‘ifi! 3” Wf’flllliv and liberal a ciisioiiier.
'l‘li-;-. jeweler, with the Illllloil piiiicluzilily, .
cnrrieil lioiiie the ill iiioiiils on the day appoint-
ell.
lllSf‘yl1ll-'ll'l(‘Ell sccreiaire. \\'lll(‘ll vzus opcii.
iii" 1' -l '~ . ‘ . . .
uilff iilmiwip \“il!ii=‘.‘~“i"3.mf‘i‘l .';'”’i-i1."‘Jl'i‘7.l-‘Til. 5‘l..”.l‘..l“l.ll.‘»" . -ii'fT~ii‘;.rL'—.:_. __-
. . 1 ' . .~ . . ~ - ”'“‘
”‘’ll=*U‘‘l ‘1 Tm‘-“i D"l20TUl\l-' in irivziie. The two iicigliliors, inking the box
1
ncss.
'lii(.’ll l ilesline for his sister. Request him to i
stay in ilieilrawing room. and I will come to him
'niinei.liaicly.’ He touclierl the table, the i
r-vliiiilcr iiiovi-il, and the secrctnirc closcil ;
:3
vcllicr iii i'oiil'ii.-'ioii.
P.US5l2l lcuilioi portfolio. well lined with billclr/c i
sioii iisi-'ailr=il the jeweler. At length the door
opeiierl. Oh. here is his higlincss, ihoiiglit. lie. 3
lint no—it. was ilie muster oftlic. hotel, who slop-
ping up to the jewler, said: ‘Are you waiting
for any noily. sir .7’
gariri, to svlioin l liavejiisi sold a set of iliarnoiiils
for two liiindreil tliousand francs.
secretary '2’
‘I am his dupe. and so I presume you are.‘
‘ \Vlint do you mean?
3-lel Tlie jewels are shut up in that secretaire.
Bcsides,'look at all this money ’
I-Ie seized one of the leather bags. and, on
opening ii. discovered. to his horror, that it was
filled with nails; the rouleaux contaiiied nothing,
land the portfolio scraps of \\’aste'p2lper. How-
ever, iiiejewelcr consoled hiinselfai lie rliamonils
were still safe. A locksmith was sent for ; the
secretuire was opened. and, oh horror! it was
empty. It stood on one side ofa rooin, against
a wall in which a hole. had been made. and,
there being a corresponding hole in the back of
ilie secreiaiie, the jewels hail, with perfect ease
been conveyed into the adjoining apartment.
The despair oflhe unforiunaiejewelerin:iy be
easily conceived. The master ofilie hotel, too,
who hail let his apartfiienls to the pretended
Prince Gargarin, had been extensively swiiiilleil.
The servants all belonged in the hotel, with the
exceptioii ofllie vrilct dc ('/l(I7llf)r_c, who was the
companion and conlidein ofilie prince.
I: was ascertained that they lind decampcd in
a coach from Ilic door oftlie lioicl. Every exer-
tion wzis made to trace them out. but several
years elapsed before they were (llSCO‘\'(‘.l"e(l.
The jeweler, who was nearly ruined by this
robbery, removed to another quarter of Paris,
and eslablisliczl liimself under a new iiame. One
(lay a iiiessciiger called on him froni M. T .,
a gentleman liolding an ol‘_fn-ial situation, who
was very ill and wished to purchase some rings.
The poor jeweler liad naiiiially become suspi-
cions ever since his fatal advc-iiiure Willi Prince
Gargarin ; and, instead of sendiiig his sliopirian,
lic milk the riiigsliinisclf. He was shown imo 21
bed chamber which was partially ligliied; owing
to ilie situation oftlie windows, the room was all
in sliaile. except in that part where the bed stood.
VVliat was the surprise of Ilie jeweler WIICI1 lie
ili.-covered, in the invalid M. T. , tlic
swindler. who had some years previously (IC-
ff‘2)l.l(l('!l him in ilie 2lSSUlll(‘(l cliaraclcr of the
Russian Prince Gurgariii! For a few iiioincms,
lie was stiuck dunib with amazement. How-
ever, he recovered himself. and deeming it pro-
dent not to betrayllie discovery he had made,
he displayed his rings ; several were se-
lecteil, and their price amounted to about six
thousand francs.
‘ It is a large sum of money for a poor ruined
man,’ said M. T . ‘I have not ready
cash sutlicicnt to settle the whole amount, and ‘I
shall feel obliged if you will take in payment
9
.l
siaiiiig it to be my pro_pcriy ; and if it does not
lizivo my riiigs for iioiliin_r_v.'
‘ - .- .
H 15‘-":3"¢fl {I9} deep laid st-lviciiie.
"e (Tl'lL8(:ll)l(,'Cl ‘ . ., - -
‘ ‘ Ill qliji pllttlltt, and lie \\ as not a little grati-
- . “L” l0 UN ‘is box so niiicliovr~i'\"--liinil 'i l i
lirigllieortler ‘mil iiisirterl 0' -- ' i‘ '-r ‘ . . _“ " ' “m "
’ ‘ ’ " l°“‘/""3 Mm ‘he be 9-milllml to obtain the rings witlioiit opciiin_g
‘I llUlllll't.‘(l and iweiii ' - i» i. - , . .
‘ \ .3 r’‘‘”“°~ allfj ""4-fell ‘l I“ seven or (tl_,'_’llI ilioiisuntl francs.
he sent home next day ; and five oavs alter, the of his ,, 3,-1,0,8 H. ,- ,
. . - ‘ ’ .. ' . "}_i) oi. 0 w mm was :1 H0131‘
wliolc set of (.ll'1lllr‘l]tl‘ were to be c ii l i»-l I i - -Y’
‘ ’ " ‘“ P 5 ‘V and the matter was arriiiigcil r.oiiloi'iiiubly uiili
took ilie ring. and paiil loi‘ ii, and gave. ii pregggnl “.,,uM \,_.,Hi,,,,|Y ‘M, 5 ,,‘.,“d “.,,,,(,,.,h,“ Wm will
. .-. , _,, .,l, ,- - ,- ‘- .. .-.~ .-.- _-
ofteii fr.iiir,s to llll. iii.».sseii,1ii. “"0 _l‘i’_\l””,V' re‘ value the. box ill live llllll(il‘t’(l lliousanrl francs ’
lriok \\'lll('l’i S(‘(‘ll1L‘t'l lu say, the man is mad; but
The priiir-e was in his study. siiiing I)i’rl:)."(% V0,, ._.,,p_
I .
. H9 Wllll :1 l'll(‘.lllll>'l2}ll('(-3 ('Ul'll(‘(‘lt‘ll with this
jeweler ll'llIll(-'.tl llw (f.'l."‘t‘L to h’ i -i« '3 '. _ , ~_ ‘ " '. . ‘
‘ “‘ 1" v *‘ ‘J l”‘ llbill \\ linli .. lll eiiiiblc you to pei‘r:ei\'eiis real value.’
.. full or i:ii_i-_i«,-si1_y_W,apt] ,',)l1xE_l_\"_,_lllHL will escape occasionally, then repeat the
' 1
‘ Alll HI)’ b!'”llItiF-ll!-‘.1-H“.' I’XCli1iIDC(l l1lSl1l_€Zll- wiili ilieiii, ailjiiiiriieil to the ilrniviiu: rooiii ; and
‘I do not wish liiiii to see the present p}, T
the i‘
diamonds were Wlllllll it ; but on lllfilable lllllm cmwiis worth of iliairionds, llllt.lI_'l‘ tlic zisstiiiied
lay an open bu’: filled with li-ailir-r lit.-igs. and n;,,,,,_.,,l‘l),-;,,-(-9 (},,,-grin,
iiiiuieriius rl)lll(’fflllX of loiiis were lllllllll(‘tI io- ,-.
’l‘l,~.',.,.,j,-pl l... .,l ,
I. j . tr (. lrll U is. l'\t,( ,m ,-,.,-,,r,],
all this trcusiire on his lirsi lii‘i'iv.'il ; lint liis at- ix. x,-“lira, ;iiiil lciiii prove
l(‘llIl«’ll was paiiii-ul:ii'ly %.'illl'H(‘lHl by :1 large 3 piililii-s:ilc.
b<'lI7']’-"t’3- ll"3 <‘(l'_’l S “f Wl|l(‘ll WPFP \'i-‘il\lB- sir, lt,'ll_\\'l-‘ wiicilii--r VHU are lllt'illtr‘tl to ili-fend
H“ l"‘—’l'”“"" l'”" “"7 ’“"”'- “’~'."”‘E ll“ “'”“l‘l \'()lll’.‘-‘i‘il‘i'! llll‘(3lllIlIll?ll$llII which Iiiiteiidi'or1li-
l'l‘iill'll v--ry shortly. ’I‘li" ji-we.-ii-r lici_vge(.l he ',._,g.i, H, ;,,,,,iUi,. ag;,l”_.-i §-,,,._’
woiilil not lini'r_v l!llll:4r‘ll- A bout tweiiiy E\(‘:\' u.'Ul‘(l iiileri-d by the jeweler fell like zi
”l‘““"‘—~“ *'l“l’*‘“l~ “ml 3 5"“ of "3.'*-‘"9 illlllfellen‘ tliuiiili— bolt on the ears of M. T . Over-
wlii-liiicil with the coiisr-ion.-‘.ncss ofliis guill, his
merit, trial. st-‘nteiire, and the scalliild. Ile re-
lleciml, .-iiiil ilie ji=we|er said——
‘I am wailing for the return of Prince Gar- ,0,-,,,;,,;,i;,,,,,'
AFC )’0U his in ii liilir-riii_=_g voii-i-, (lll‘I‘(_‘l(‘(l ilicjewcler in upon
a dniiver, in which lie wonltl liinl bi/leis (ft) brin-
_ _ _ qilc for
H” ‘l“l’e I ““P0S5" signcil zi l)t)l:(l fin‘ two llUlltll‘l‘(l
a«‘;[email protected], asirssisa‘ s, r
- '~ . . , , - ..
”- “Mn HUI all. ‘Ht,ldgl)ll-Sllillnttl i,-liiii.:i siiiill box,
oriiziiiioiiieil wiili Icu IllIlll.’lllll’t‘S by Clim-l;\~i,.jl
0 ' ‘ ‘
set in gnlrl ind ruliics. il \Vil~‘ pl.‘.fll‘t."ti\,' Ill|lt1!lP_
uiirlol lll"s'?lll):[:.le y;ll,_,,,_ ‘
' . ,',, i. J ' . .
J‘-“*l~l‘ \\-all lll‘.’,ll ln:ir:iveil llllll%t‘lI.
i .. ,i ‘ _ V 1 I . " ‘ _ . ,
"le ‘V'”'»l‘ -‘L I pre.-ciilcil IO him was
UHF: wliicli li.-iil lici-ii sliileii fmiii llllll L‘ ‘i3w (l£l$'s
l)<'fHri". Ilic ro:ibei‘\' oftiio iliaiiiioiiils. 'l‘lie lfiix
"‘_l“'f*'l“‘- -lit-‘-‘"l‘li"-*‘. ll lléul :i <(’t'r(.‘l spi'iii}_', by iiicaiis
ol '-Vlllttll riii llic iiiiiii.-iii.ii'i—-s i_-iiolil be iulteii out of
'l"’l' ~“'~ l"l~"L~‘~ “ml izn ili-.- f“\’t‘l‘.\'(.‘ were l.‘uiiiti'--.i.l
.-.iiiiilar si:‘.ji*-:-ts. but ire.-iii-ll iii the .<ivlcol'ii'i-
(ll-lii.'iit'_‘,-‘ jll"l‘l)lI('lr l i lli(“. :J_!_!e (if Louis vi his
(.'ll'iT2lltll.~'ilill‘.'.‘t‘W:1~1lil'llI=-l'Iillll iii proofolliis r:l:iiin
l() the pii.-:-_i .“~'_«lUll of this box. \'vllt‘!l ;\'I. 'l‘._.._._..
askcil llllll 10$". a value on it, he said WIIILQLII
liesitaiioii: '.
‘ lcoiisiiier it worili more than filly thousand
fi‘:ii'ir-s.’
‘ Fifty Ilio:,i.<:iiir,l francs I’ excluiiiied M.
T---——--; ‘I iliouglit ii vnliiabie, but this for
mccctls iny esiiiiiaiion ofii.’
‘ Sir,’ l't.‘$lllllt‘tl ihcjewelcr, ‘I will not retract
what I have soiil. I am an expert dealer. and
to me ll iiiuy possibi_v be worth far more than the
sum 1 ll'cl\'t' lixcil. I will make this proposition
loiyou : you shall take the rings you linve. select-
ed, and you shall pm the box lllltlcl an envelop,
bring more than lifiv tliousaiitl francs, you sliall
. I1 . ,
M. I-——-—-—w.is completely blinili.-il liyilns
He was a ,'1U()lI coiiiioisseur
llll;1(,)ll.l'll!l Il.)|()II.I nlyllll ,i(),\, y\ l”(_-h ]SI){‘J"r()al value.
( rlh\(.(I lill iii.-i ilre-ssiiig i-rise. uiiil, iipi-,ni,.._;
On lH‘llt)l£llll‘_{ ii tllo
r 1 " n
Ilic siiiili
Wits‘ loo l".'lll,‘lrl\'I}I‘il": io U~’.llllll of llli" i'.ii~.-is-iliililx-’ of
NO. 22.
53?.
or stiles ofihe liuililing, until it eiiterslhe earili
t“l(t(,'it‘i(: (liscliaiges.
avoidcil on ilie same principle.
lli’)H in a house as reazirils ll°llll]ID0' is in bed
. . , D O’ _ V
the lfeall.t:l..s of which ll is Comprised is a bail
(- -»- ..‘.',. "..~
((’)lllf]llLlUi of (.iC‘(ll‘lLll_\. It is said that no per-
-3 l..'ldS excr bee:i_sir_uck by lightning iii iliis
po~ii_ioii. unless their limbs were in coulacl will,
the lraiiie.-:. Asa l)r()l)I!Ifll1lS remark, wcoiice
T3!“ Tl lioiise coiitaiiiiig twenty live persons,
film‘) 3 mm '0 l”(‘f3€5 by llgliliiiiig without in-
jurv to any one. 'l'licy were all in bed. Nesii
o_.i IJLII. ilicceiitie of a room. closed up on the
windward side. the safest position in which
we can place ourselves. if
MAKING‘ EUT'!‘ER,,
Every farmr.>.r who makes his own batter, will
be irlad to learn how to nialie the most from his
milk, and at the same time produce an article
of goorl quality. Putting a pint of‘ cold Wat,”-
during the summer months into each pan of
milk when strained from the cow will material-
ly aid l.ll‘._’S8 desirable 0b_j(‘cts._ The milk will
not sour as quick, and the cream will rise inni-(_-
perfectly. ' ‘lie reasoii why butter made in the
summer bccoiiios raiiciil so soon, is owing to the
.‘ " In - ~ ». - . ‘ '
H: liur.~«°._ Ibo most (ikd‘.'}_{BlZJlell vulnaiioii of
he siiiill box would scarcely have f‘.VL('€t_‘(lt‘tI
He sent for two
ll!-' j€Wel=‘r‘s -pmpo.-:itioii. This being done, the
nvaliil.-ziiil :
‘ \Vl~.'..' will fix ilie price oftlie box?’
‘ You. sir.’ coolly replied the jeweler.
‘ Me ? you are jcst_i_i_ig.’
‘l it-=-ore you, sir; I am quite serious. I
31- 'l‘————— ilirer-ieil at the mo witnesses at
he i(‘l‘ {llIlli'tI--—
7 ' - a .
‘ loo-will \'1llll€ll at that pricc——I am certain
lliii hr.-‘t ofall Iliave to at-qiieiiiii you
liox
and the jeweler hr.-iiig left alone,
he l.'ill('l' saii1——- '
‘ Sir, ii is now about sixteen years ago since
lint siiiili"uox was stolen froiii inc, and a short
inie after you l‘()l)llCLl me of fifty tliiiiisniiil
I have now ili<r~.ovei‘-
My (‘,\'l(lf3l:t‘6’ reliiiive to illl? riililii,~r_v is
You liuve ilci-lured the siiiill box to
having pimtlinscil it at
I l£ll()\\' :1 secri:-t wliicli will place
l-e ir'iIli of my v'J.~‘a‘(..'l'll()[) Il(‘_\,'lHl‘l ii iloiibl. Now.
il you
ii‘io;,iiiziiir>ii picliircil all the liorrors ofin’ipi'ison-
' Sir. I give you live miiiiites toforin your (le-
n
.Ai llltf expiriiiion of iliisiiiiervzil, M. T
ilircc liunilreil Ill()ll.~‘2.llltl frai‘i('s. aiiil iic
iliousaiitl frrincs,
pzi_\':il_ile at his liziiil-:cr’s lllill some day. This
being done. the jeweler i-all-'=<l iii the witnesses.
‘Gciiilr-iiien,’ said llC‘, ‘I have at length con-
Vil't(‘.(‘(,l M. 'l‘——--— of the real -value of tin-
snull box. You see Ilie price at which he has
plll'('lltlS(-‘(I it back from me.’
‘I have giveii live liiiudrcd tliousaiid l'r.'.incs,’
said i\1.T .
‘ Here is your box 3’ said the jeweler, restor-
ing. it, ‘and I will let you have the rings into
the l;;:r_;::iii.'
Tlir-. notary, who was no less amazed than the
other -.vitiir-.~.r., sai<l.—.-
"i'licre is some mystery in all this.‘
‘ Probablv there is.’ replied the jeweler; ‘M.
'I‘———--.-—- llflly explain if he pleases; for my
iiirl. I promise liiiii eternal sec-retry.’
\7‘i’iIli llicse worils lie tool; liis ilvparlure, leav-
ing the witiicssr-s liewildereil in a ii'izi'1.c of con-
jl3Cll,l!‘f:S. M. T , ihoiigli iiniiiciiscly rich,
(lie was said to possess npwiirils Hf lllrce mil-
lions.) never rccoverr-.il from the iiioi'iifir-.:iIion ai-
ieiiilant on iliis lJl‘l(‘XpF“.Cl(‘.(l lll.<(‘()\‘(‘r_‘,'. The
jcwelci‘ faiitliliilly aillicicd to his promise of
S,..C,C.Cy 3, but ilie siibile niacliincry oftlie police
umavelled the mystery. I
’ LIGE-l'l‘.\'Il‘>-‘G.
‘.Vc extract. the lollowini; from an exchange
paper for the bcnelii ofour readers ;
The laws of eler.-iricity are now pretty well
undcrsiooil, and ii isjust as l‘L‘€lSUIl2lI)lE: to live in
nature. To remove froin H strong current of air
to e.<cnpe uslroke ol ligliliiiiig, isjiisi as philoso-
pliiciil as to step ai.-iile to shun a precipice; it is
equally as wise to i:.s.ure _\our hiiililizig from
ligliliiiiig, by a goiiil coiirlucior, as to iiisiire' ii
fr«,ii'i our eoiiiuioii tires, at :1 pl‘til1]lUl11()l‘(Hl(‘. and
a liulfpcr cciii. 'l‘o lieiray sympioms of fear in
any case is uiiiiianly. but to use onc’s reason to
zivi;-rt danger. is iiliogcilier ii dilI'=.reiit thing. The
lJ("ElSillIԤ1|lflf:l against ligliiuiiig is a good con-
iliicior kept in coiiipleie repair, and next to this
2] group of lofty trees; but where a dwelling is
pfotectctl by neilhcr. it is highly prudent for its
tliiniiilcs in liciake iliemsclves, during a heavy
ll‘|undcrsl()l'.'l1.ll)lll0SLll‘(’Sl place in it. The air
is a vei-v bad conductor of electricity, it always
seeks iii inove in and with the current, and
hence it is always dangerous in a thunder storm
I.ll‘tf0r(l.‘.lll(if‘ with them as with any other laws of
irnpcrfect mannirr in which the milk, frcqu~;-ntly
soured before clniriiing, is separated from the
bptter. ‘I{!‘.t_t1l'(tlllg the souring of the milk by
I...lC‘flpPllCi'1llOl’] or cold water, obviates this
tlifliciilty.—Gcm:sce Furmc
Piiclsing Butler.——-Diiriiig the summer iiiontlis
butter is usually lower in price than at other
seasons of the year, arid lieiice its preserv,-iiinii
sweet and good when packed, may be an object
in.an er-oiioniical point of view, at this pinching
time for cash. Take a stone pot orjar that will
ll()ltI llllfly. or forty pounds. clean it ilioroiiglily,
and wash ll in strong cold I)ri_llC. Take ofnew
sweet buiicr, well niadc, and free from butter-
mill. (ifencugli to fill the pm at once so much
the better) wink it well and put a layer of it a
few inches in iliickiiess in the jar, beat it down
solid Willi a wooden beater, turning offthe inilk
ii "iii: {fol Ix i:?f’i«7,ri*.~wr_nuf—ur+++._--t.-.-;»i.;,_,_, M i
bi-.-i_iig r.-irilieil by the heat below, the electric
fIlll'.l olicn enters a house in iliisilireciion Heiice
l)el‘$Ul1S slionlil iiever seat themselves immediate-
l\_\{”l)i:l'orlr-. alhre_plrn.-e. in ii dangerous storm.~..
Jen I ie e eciric iiuid does not enter the door
01’ C‘l””l”(’V of a house. it usually cztrikos one
coriicr ol the roof, and passes the rafters, timbers
On this account it is iinsale to sit in ilie correr or
j - _ j. . . _ '
to .G?ll) i'.‘l!_Zftll].‘sl the sine ol the room, during l1em.v
b f It iszilso tl£ll]f_’Cl'0US to stand
v€‘!‘*_H.‘l0 _a inirror; the quicksilver and gilt of
”\.IlLl la a good ‘conductor ol lightning ; 1[l(I€e(l
H. piescnce of.-iil metallic substances Slluulrl be
The Safest posi-
seen his gallery of busts. Mr. D. answered in-
the. negative, and expressing a wish to be grati-
fied Willi, 21 sight ofit. Mr. Ciily coiiducted fili
lliiiher, and after admiring the busts ‘bf .t”ri‘e-
several great men of the day. he came to one
wliicii particularly attracted his nolic-e,sand on
inquiry found it was the likeness of the Rev.
John \Vesley. " This bust,” said Hr. C. “ struck
Lord Shelbourne in the some maiincrii does.
you, and there is a i'emai'liable fact connected
with it. wliicli,.as I know vou are foiid of anec-
dote, I will relate to you precisely in the some
- manner and words that I did to liiin.” On re-
turning to the parlor M r. C. coinmcnccil Z]C(.'()f(.I~.
iugly: “I am a very old man; you must ex-
cuse my little failings; and. as I’ be‘-liirc observ-
ed, hear it in the very words I repealed it in his.
l)I‘tI$I)lp- " My lord,” said I. “ per.-liaps you
have heard of .I,ohn \Vcsley , ilie II)Ulll_Il r tll‘.lIl(‘.'
Mell|Odi.a‘lS.” “O yes,” he i‘t~plii.-rl. "/ic—~i‘!:rit’
race q/j/l'm.uiics.”’ " \Vell, iii_v loiil. Mr. Wu-
ley had often been urged to liave his ,)l(_'l];rg in-
ken, but he always refused, zillcgiiig as a i<~n.~=on
that he thought it nothing but vanity; iiiili-r-d,
so frequently had he been pressed on this point.
that his friends were reluctantly C()lTl])t*.llt:.LI :0
give up the idea. One day he called on me on_
the busiiicss of onrclinrcli. I ll(‘,L'&lll the old sub-
,l"CI ofciiircziling him to allow me lo iakc ()II'lllSi
likeness. ‘.Vell.. said I. l€n0\\'lll§J you value
moiie.y for the ineaiis of doing giiiidfil‘ you will
grant my request, I will. engage to give you ion
giiineas for the first ten ininnies that you sit, and
lor every minute that exceeilsz ‘iliiii time vou
shall receive a guinea." " \Vliai!” said i\'li-_
\\_7esley, “do I understand you origin. that you
will give me ten giiiiieas for ha ving my picture.
iakeii! \Vell, I agree to it." He ilien stripped
oli his coat, and laid it on the sofa. and in eight
minutes I‘ had the niosi pPI'fP(:l bust I bail ever
taken. He then washed his face, ainl’I C’DIll)l(’(I
to him lcn guineas into his hand. " \Vell," said
be, turning in his conipaiiiori, “I never till now
earned inrrney so spocilily; but what shall we
(lo with it ?” Thev llicn 'VI.~‘llt‘(l me good morn-
IUQ‘ and proceeded ovei \Vc-stiiiinsir-r Bridge.
The first object that pi eseiiieil il.~i(-.lflO their view
was a poor. woman crying bitterly, with three
cliilrlien hanging round her, each subbing ilioiigli
apparent ly too young to nnilerstuiid their moilicr"s
grief. On inquiring the cause of her distress,
Mr. VVesley learned that the creditors of i:er-
hushanil were dragging him to prison, after hav-
ing sold their cfiects. which were inadequate to
pay the debt by ei-glileen shillings, which the
creditors declared should be paid. One guinea
made her happy.’ Tliey then proceeded on,
followed by the blessings of the now happy
mollier. On Mr ‘.Vesley’s inquiring of Mr.
Barton, his friend, where their cliariiy was most
needed, he replied he knew of no place where
his mfiney would be more acceptable ilian in
Giltspurstreet Coinpier. They accordingly re-
paired thilher, and on asking ilie turnkey to
point out the most iiiisciable object under his
L 4 T ‘1-*“ R!“-!l‘{‘Il rif
nnrnn ‘All
I’
down. On the top oltliis mass pour one inch of
clear pure brine, made by dissolving salt in warm
writer until saturated, and ilien cooled. Over
ihey eiitereil they were struck with the appear-
ance of a poor wrcich who was greedily eating
potaioe skins. On being questioned, he inform-
ed them that he had been in that situation, sup-
iliis lay :1 clean cloili,and ifiliis is secured by a
smooth stone, it will be better than a board.
Keep tliejnr at a low icinperzi:ui'c, and the bui—l
ier will keep good for an iiidefii.-lie lcngili oftiiiie,
only cxniiiii'iiiig it ocr-asioiiall_',' to see that it is
C(1VCl't’(l with the brine and rciiewiiig it if neces-
sziry.
llllS way, and they kept perfectly fine for wiiiier"s
use: and Judge Buel has preserved butterin
this way lbr twenty iiioiiilis in good condition.
The only i‘crpiisites appear to be pure sweet but-
ier in pack. solidity in ilie mass by beating. total
exclusion of the air by brine, and the lowest
temperature possible.-lb.
Fram. the Buslon Mercantile Journal.
BEES.
Vile have often marvclled that our New-Eng
land farmers do not pay lr‘I,t)t‘C attention to the
roaring of bees. The produce of these indus-
i!'li)llSiIllS(“C[S is far more profitable than the
gi-iicrality ofpcrsons may be inclined to imagine.
and the little time wliicb it is necessary to be-
stow upon tliein is seldom uselessly employed.
They will always thrive in the vi_cii’iity of fields
of clover and flower gardens--:-.nd while the
product of their labors will furnish no inconsid-
orablc profit in a pvcuniary point of view, the
example of industry, which will thus be con-
SI.-‘1l‘ll,ly placed before the yoniiger portion ofthc
c(1lI}ll'Ill nity, may liave the most benv:t'icial eflizcts.
VVC lately met with the following anecdote,
showing some of the advantages which may
arise from keepiiig-bees: _
“ A Frcncli bishop being about to make his
annual visitation, sent word to a certain curate‘-,
whose vcclcsiastical benefice was extremely tri-
fiing, that he meant to dine with hi_i_n; at the
same time requesting that he would notpiit: him-
i.-elf to any cxtraoi-diiiary i.-xpeiise. The curate
prniiiiscil to attciid to the bisliop’s siiggcsiion,
but he did not keep his word, for he ;ll‘0‘.-'l(l"(I.il
most. siipintnoiis eritvrtaiiiiiieiit. His lordship
was much i-:nrprised,but could not help censui_'-
ing the coiiiluct of the cui-ate, obsi:-rving that it
was highly ridiculoiis in a man whose circum-
5,,,,,ce5 “vej-3.51) naimw, to launchout into such
-sxpense, nay, zilinost to ilissiizute his entire iii-
coine in a single day. ‘Do ‘mi; be uneasy 0!?
that score, my lord,’ replied the ‘curate, ‘forl
assure you that what you now see is not the_pro-
iliice of my curacy, which I bestow exclusively
upon the poor.’ ‘ Then you have a patrimony,
girl’ said [hi- bishop. ‘No sir.’ ‘You speak in
riddles: how do you then do ?’ ‘My lord,I have
a convent of young diimsels lieri-, who do not
let me want for any thing.’ ‘ I-low! you have_a
convent !—I did not know that there was one in
this neigliborbootl. This is all very‘ strange, ve-
ry uiinccoiiiitiiblc, Mr. Cura_tc.’ ‘lfou are jocu-
lat!‘ my lord.’ ‘But c0m='. sir, I eiitreat that you
would solve the enigm: I wovld Fain see the
coiireiit.’ ‘So you shall, my lord, lifter dinner,
aiiil I promise you that your lordship shall be
satisfiod with my conduct.’
“Accordingly when dinner was over the, eu-
rate CQll(lllCl.(:(l.lItl',‘ pl‘t’:li'.1,Ie to a large enclosure,
entirely occupied by bee-hives, and pointing the
limer, observed, ‘ ‘I‘lns my ‘lord, is the convent
which gave us our dinner; itb _ ,
1800 livers per annum, upon which I live very
coinfortably, and with which I contriye to enter-
tain my guests genteely. The surprise and sat-
'isl':iction of the
easily be conceived.
miide application to his lordship for an ir.UPl'0Ved
entrance ofadoor. Again, the air in a cliiiiinéy
to ‘sit down between two windovs, or at the
Last -suniii-ier we put down sonic jars in —iiimo5i gmiiiuile,
rings me in about
bishop at this discovery may
The sequel of the story
informs us that afterwards whenever a curate
‘ Keep liecs--Iraqi
ported by the casual aims of coiiipassionale
strangers for several months, wiiliout any hope
of release. and that he was confined for ilie debt
of lialfa guinea. On hearing this, Mr. \Vc.sley
gave him a guinea, which he received will: the-
and hail the pleasure of seeing
him liberated with half a guinea in his pocket.
The poor man, on leaving his place of confine-
merit, said, “Gentlemen, as you come here in
.-;earch of poverty, pray go up stairs, ifii be not
too late.” They inszaiiily proceeded ihiilicr,
and beheld a sight wl.icli called forili all ilicir
compassion. On a low stool wlili bis llilttli
towards them, sat a man, or rather a skvleion,
for he was literally nothing but skin and bone;
his hand supported his head ; and his eyes
seemed riveted to the opposite corner of ihc
chamber, where lay sireicln=.-.d out on a pallet of’
straw, a young woman. in the last stzigesof
rronsuiription, apparently lifeless, with an infzint
by her side, which was quite dead. Mr. VVo.=s-
ley immediately sent for iiii.-dical assistance, but
it was too late for the unfortunate female, who
expired zi few hours afterwards from starvation,
as the doctor declared. You may imagine. my
lord, that the reiiiaiiiing eight giiiiieas would not
go far in relieving such distress as this. No ex-
pense was spared for the relief of the nowouly
remaining sufferer. But so extreme was the
\'»‘eLll([leSS’l() which he was reiliiced, that six
weeks elapsed before he could speak sullit-ienily
to relate his own history. It appeared that he
had been a reputable mercliaot, and had
married a beaiitiful young lady, eminently ac-
('()l'l')[)li$llelI, whom he aliiiosi idolized. They
livctl happy iogeilii-r for soiiieiinic. until by the
failure of a speculation in wliicli his \’~‘llUl6
pi-uperiy was "embarked, he was Cll!lll.ll€‘l“-«l_\'
[‘[_lIlie(I. No sooner did he becoiiic zivqiiz-iiiicil
wi:l: his iiiisfortune ilian Ill’, milled all his i_-i‘<‘_:rli-
torstogeilier. and laid before ilie:;i the stale ol his
£tl'Ii.lll‘S. sliowerl the.-iii his books, wliir'ii wfre In
lie most perfect oi'll_cr. They all \\'illiii,‘1ly
signed the iliviilcnil except the lawyer. wliii iiwt-(I
his raise in ilie world to this iiierirliaiit ; the suit)
was 2501. for which he Ul)SlIl‘IilEL'ly ileclureil he
should be sent tojuil. It was in vain ilic civili-
lors urged him to pily his forlorn coridiii-iii. and‘
to consider his great respeclaliiliiy-—-iliai lei-liiig
was a siraiiger to his breast, and in spite of all
their renioiistrances he was liurried away to
prison, followed by his weeping_wile. As slit:
was very accoinplishctl. she cunt-iniieil to main-
iain herself and her husband for SUl.lle'lll‘_l1(.‘ sole-
ly byitlis use of her pencil, in painting sinalt
ornaments or cards. And thus they coiniiiueil to.
put a little aside for the iiiiieof liercoiihiieiiiciit.
But so long an illness succeeded iliis event. lltilt.
she was completely incapacitated fr()lI1.(.'Xt'.l'(:l-$--
ing herself for tlieirsubsistence. and IllCll'.S(:ilIlly-
savings were soon expended by procuring the
necessaries which her situation then required.
They were driven to pawn their clothes. and
their resources failing, they found theniselt-’83 31
last reduced to absolute starvation. The poor
infant had just expired from want. and the hap-
less mother was about to follow it to the grave,
when Mr. \Veslev and his friend entered : and.
asI before said,‘ the husband was so reduced
from the same cause, that vsiilioui the uirnosi;
care he must have fallen a sacrifice ',_anil as
Mr. \Vesley, who was not for doing things by
halves, had acquainted himself vitliihis case of
extreme misery, he went to. the creditors and in-.
formed them ofit. They were beyond measure
astonished to learn what he had to nanie to,
them; for so long atiine had elapsed Wllb0l}’—
living. he would only reply,
bees.’ ” ‘
hearing any thing of the merchant and his 2'8-E95:
Norwalk Chronicler