soowisrr eoittiie sons.
Supposed to be hitherto unpttjzlishcctl.
‘run out-D, GUID WIFE-
TUNE--“ Highland Laddie.”
' that gets a gnid, guid Wife.
ets gear eneuglt, gets gear eneugh;
t he that gets art ill. Ill Wife»
ets cares eneuglt. 33’. fears‘ elleughi
r a man may spend, and hale to the end,
f his wile he ought, if his wife be ought;
d a man may spare, and aye_be bare.
fhis wife be ttottglit, if ltis wife be nought.
r when a mart’s wed. it ’s aftetl Said»
He ’s aye ower,blate,_lte ’s all ower blaze;
e strives to improve lits first calf IUVE.
\Vhen it ’s ower late, wnen it's ower late.
' e may daut and make 0’ her, else she'll tak
Her barley hoods, her barley ltoods;
.. Gif the ltiitney-mitne.wad niver rtn dune, _
‘ She, wad aye be guid, she wad aye be gutd.
t-t-
O.}te that gels a guid, guid wife,
‘ v Gets geg enengh. gets gear enengh;
_-And he~_thaI gets an ill, ill wife,
I‘ Gets cares eneuglt, ay, fears etteuglt;
"For a man,tnay spend, and ha’e to the end,
If/his wife be ought, if his wife he ougltt;
" And a man may spare, and _aye.be bare.
Ifhis wife he nought, if his wife be nought.
l
i "I‘oba’e a wife and rule a wife,
A 'I‘ak's a wise,wise tnan, takjs a wise,wise man;
l But to ha‘e a wife to rule a man,
“ 1 O, that ye can, 0. Illa‘ Ye Ca“; _
"For tlte wife tltat ’s wise, we aye maun prize,
They ’re scarce,’ ye ken, tltey’re few, ye ken;
l*fI‘he wise man said, ye may find zine,
=’_Mang thousands ten, ’mang thousands ten.
0, he that gets a gitid,_ guid wife,
Ge.-is gear eiieugli, gets gear eneugli;
And he that gets an ill, ill wife,
Gets cares eneugh, ay, feats enettgli; »
For‘a man titay spend, and lta’e totlie entl,
If his wife be ought, if his wife he ougltt;
— And a man may spare, and aye be bare,
If his wife benougltt, if his wife be nought.
L
o-
..-.'s\.._
From thc Episcopal Ii‘et.‘0rcZe'r.
THE 33"l‘{}!E.'t‘IL
As'ArrncTtno sronr.
Jt was a balmy evening in June, when at.
anxious and’ devotetl wife sat before an open
window. which overlooked part of a beautiful
baythat formed the harbor of the seaport iti which
she resided. Her eye had never rested on a
scene more lovely. The pure blue sky Wtlllottl
a cloud and the calm, clear water sleeping_bc'-
neath it in its loveliness. likethe baby boy that
was pillowed on her own fair breast. ‘
’ — But it was not the beauty of the scene that
made it so attractive to her. Hers was not the
ldelightcd gaze of one whose feelings are all ab-
borbed in the loveliness of nature. On the cott-
ti-ary, herjanxious eager eye told that shewas
.. not satisfied with the scene‘_belo‘re her, though
- so fair; but she was looking tor an ohjet.-t ol
greater interest than any that appeared. But
piot a speck was to be seen on the silvery expanse
“ before her, and she turned away with at discip-
ointed and lteari-sickened feeling.
Emma had looked for iitaity times in the. day
Mr several weeks on the same scene, sonic-titties
as fair as now, and sometimes deformed by
giorms, for the slti ) which coittainedlter dearest
' ugasum, Stillihe husband and the lather catiic
pot, and her thoughts grew ll‘OUl3l€(l"all(l her
},Ie,m grew sad, and now the tears tell lastpii the
iovely face of lt‘er sleeping inlant. I_3t.it I‘4'lllll'l_‘_.j
, wasa Cltrislian, and the sweet promise n’ ljlittn
will keep himin perlect peace whose mind is
stayed on Thee,” came over_he.r spirits so sooth-
«;gg]y, and with-a power so divine’, that her lt‘3iil‘|
at once rested on the promise of her Alinigltty
Father, and her perturbed and anxious leeliitgs
1
o
' ere hushed to repose. _ _ '
\“rh;1e she still sat at iliewvtiidow, her little
‘boy-.-()f about ten years, ran ttito the room ex-
claiming, *0 mother! dear mother, lather is
‘\Vha’t do -you meati my child ."
5 Iguid Emma turning very pale. ‘W_hy limit.
mother! dott't you see that pilot boat! \Vell
the.men on board of her say tlifit the ship Anne.
is in the ofiiug, atttl will be in the ltarbor before
\ morning.‘ ‘ O my dear boy,’ said Emma, tears
ofjoy now filling her eyes, ‘ what gratitude do
' we owe to our lteavetily Parent ! But are you
/ "gum, are you quite sure it was the vessel that
/comains your fz.ttltt~r I’ '0 yes, mother, the
men said they could ttol be tiitstakett, and, see.
‘ ‘one oftbem is coming this way, now, I believe,
to tell you about it himself.’ It was as \Vtllian;
lad conjectured: the titan soon arrived with
I‘ithe' blessed intelligence that the vessel would
undoubtedly be iii the ltarbor before next morning.
" ‘ \Vhat do you think father will say to you,
‘ little Charley,’ said \Viliiam to his lovely little
, brother, as he opened his soft bluecyes and
smiled upott ltittt ; ‘I attt sure he will give you
-gi'g many kisses its to make you cry, for l don‘t
think you like to he kissctl titttclt. Don't you
b¢1i¢\-._-I,‘ said llt’, turning to ltis iriotlier. ‘ that
fzitlit.-r will think liitit tltc fittest little fellow he
s. ever saw? Icxpcct he wiyil l we liitit overt l)t:l—
ter than I do,’ added he. pressing his lips tender-
ly to his soft fair check. _ - _
The grateful motlier smiled upon her precious
boys. while her heart was ltlted in ailorittg
tf.zittltfulness to hitti who had bestowed these
ifls, and was about restoring to them, and to
her the life ofall their earthly joys.
\Villiaut's exuberance ofjoy continued to ovt-r-
flow with his lips, while the mother’s chastencd
" but far more deep. kept her silent and thoiigltt-
ful, though she listened with complacency, and ‘
would now and then reply to the playful reniat-l.s
of her child. They were sitting in this way
,. when a pcal of lltttnder, loud attd long. rollt.-it
" ("over tlteir heads, and in a montetit, Eititrt t and
her boy were at the window. Their cycs ltaving,
’) been directed only towards the writer, they bail.
not observed ‘tltecloud which had arisen in the
past, and which they now perceived had nearly
«c,,v9_vetl the heavens. ‘ God in inert-y preserve
the fatlter!’ exclaimed Enttitzi, ‘ fit I fear that a
storm is izlose at hattd.’ ln one short ltour, how
bad the scene before her changed. Dark and
' heavy clouds were driven with frightful rapidity
' across the heavens. and the water was lashed to,
, foaming fury by the violence 01 the wtiid. It’
seemed indeed impossible that a vessel could
-—. live for a moment on the heaving billows of
v -rqghxat smrmy sea. \Vl'ia_t a ‘change, too, in the
joyrgus feelings of VVtlltams little aliecttonate
hear,’ The big tears chased eacli other down
big 3v_ve¢_l, pale clteeks, and all his childish prattle
" cotnitlz l’
,\
was forgotten. _
" 'It was now nearly bed time, but poor Emma
l éiight not of retiring. Her unconscious babe
"aid '-‘to rest in its little cradle, was softly breath-
rig, and sweetly sleeping. and William, wearicd
’€vith watching and sleeping, sartk beside ltim on
the floor, and for a while forgot his sorrows in the
profound slumbers of chililliood. But not to the
wifeand mother came this soothing baltn. Her
P aching head pressed not that nl ltl lite plll0W 0f
l repose. How could she bear to recline on the
. bed where ‘she had ‘so often rested on the dear
bosom of him who was now perhaps stretched ml
:be‘rocky bed of the oceati, with the sea weed
and 'stormy.waves for his covering.
\ The sun which had so long gazed on the fairest
oceneof earth, never looked on a ttiore lovely
moritingthan that which succeeded this storm and
tempest. The balminess of the air, the sereni-
tyfoftbeslty, and the beauty of the bright water
.,._., ..
ll,
“ DON'T GIVE UP THE strip.”
that glorious morning penetrated the sad chamber
of Entma, she covered her face and groaned in
the bitterness of her heart; for where was he in
whose artns at this ltottr she hoped to ltave been
eufolded ? The inother’s deep agonizing groan
broke the. slumbers of her boy. who, starting on
his feet, exclaimed. ‘has ftttlier coiiic".” ‘Oh
no, my cltild !' answered Entina, l)lll'.<llllg for the
firs} time into a passionate fit of weeping, ‘nor
will he, I fear, ever come agaitt 3’_
Several weeks passed, and notliing was heard
ofthe ship which contained the hnsltautl of Etn-
ma, and as riiore than one vessel was known to
ltave perished during the stortti. the faint hopes
that were entertained of her safety had entirely
vanished, and Emma felt that she was indeed a
widow.
On such an evening as that which closed the
fatal storm. she was sitting at the witidow which
overlooked the wate*, and, very sad, bttt quiet
and resigtied, stricken to tne dust with her earth-
ly hopes, but sweetly resting on ~Hitn who is the
t,vidow’s God and Jittlge. Her eldest boy was
pensively leaning his head on his tnother’sarin,
while his baby brotlter was using it for a play-
thing, and ttvttiittg his titty fingers in the silken
curls that adorned it, the only joyous one of the
group, for \Vlll'lfltrl was still sorrowful when his
,;,,',‘;‘r’:ll_lS turned as now to his lost father.
The itiotlier’s eye, as it was sadly bent on the
water, rested on the group of men who were
standing on its very edge; at this moment, one
oftltent raised a spy glass to his face. Emma,
shuddering, turned hastily away, and a sick
faint feeling came over ltcr, but she almost llli~
titcdiately compelled herself to look again,
asltatnetl ofthe selfishness which could not per-
mit hcr to rejoice in the happiness of others,
while ltersclf was lterettvcd and desolate. Sotite
beating hearts, thought she, are waiting with
trcmulousjoy the approach of the dear objects
of their love. Shall not I rejoice with iltem ?
‘Run, \Villiant, and see wlt-at vessel has ar-
rived, for those men are watclting, 1 am sure, the
?J[)[)l’t')21Cl‘. of one.’ \Villiam obeyed, though rc-
lnctautly, for his little heart was grieved when-
ever his eyes rested on the water. His inotlter
watched his tardy footsteps as he approaclied the
group, who at this nioitieut spying, one oftltcm
went forward to meet him.
Scarcely had they come near enough to speak,
when. as though words of at titagical influence
had been pronounced, \Villian't, who before
scarcclv titoved, now tossed his arms high in the
air. aitil turning his face to-.vards_ his mother’s
dwelling, seemed borne along by the wings of
the wind. The man as swiftly followed, and
breathless; they built entered the cottage of Eni-
ina. ‘O mother! motliei l’ exclaimed \Villiam
‘stop irtv boy,’ said his ca.-ttpattioii, 'icL riti‘-.
speak to your iiiother first,’ and titrrtittg ioEmma,
he said. ‘ Be-calin, ujtadatti, for wt: have glorious
news, wottdcrful news for you-—tlte ship Anne is
close at hand I’ Emma spoke not, bttt her
heaving bosoirt, aitd wildly rolling eye. fl'l,l_Illl(’.ll-
ed herlboy, who, running and tltrowiitg; himself
oit her tit-ck, exclainicd, ‘ \Vhy I thouglit you
would be glad, mother, that father alier all, is
alive, and coming to us, but you don't look so, at
all : what is the matter, why tloyou look strange-
ly ?’ Etritiia buried her face in the l)t)St')lll of
ll-Gt‘ child, and relieved her btitsting ltctirt by
vi-ct,-pitta alottd. Locked in each others arms,
they iiiittgletl their tears and toitclting thanks-
giviiigs in Got! for his uitspeakable mercy, wliile
tho man who stood by, though quite amused to
the itielting mood, hiinsclf wept like an infant.
‘ But how is it '3’ exclaitiictl Emma, her re-
ccllcction returning as her agitation partly stilt-
Sl‘l(-Iti-—’I"Iu'lS the ocean given up its dead ?—
‘No doubt,’ replied the man, ‘they were driven
out to suit. and have been detained at some port
to repair tlstttiages.’ '
Soon totlie waiting eager eyes ofthe wife and
cliilil, appeared that stalclv ship. lter white sails
filled by the gentle breeze and hearing her
iiiztjt-:.tit'tilly along over the soft ripple of the
spat'kliii_q waves. Soon was she perfectly
iiitiitrvtl in tltc quiet harbor, and a familiar, he-
lt)Vf‘ll ftiritt. S')en to step from her deck and ap-
pritacli the house. Soon they folded to that
lttzart which bitt an ltotir or I\'.‘() ago they had
thought no longer beat for them, and dear little
Charley was praised and a httntlrctl times kissed
by those lipsthey ltad dcetiicd cold in death.
Origin rf Yuri’/rec ])oorIle.—-Front Judge Mar-
tin’s History of North Carolina. '
“ In the attacks matle upon the Frenclt posts
itt America, itt1'755, those agairst Niagara and
l:-‘roiiteitac were made by Gov. Sltirley, Massa-
t_1llllS€ll§, antl, Gen. Johnson. of New-York.
“Tltcit artity during the summer lay on the
Eastern bank of the Hudson, a little sotitlt ofthe
city of Albany. In the early part of June, the
troops of the Eastern provittces began to poitr
itt company after company; and such an as-
scmblage of inert ttever before thronged together
on sitch an occasion. unless an example may be
found in the reiggetl regiment of Sir John Fal-
stztli’. It would ii:—ive relaxed the gravity‘ of an
attchorile, to see the tlescettdants oftlte puritans
ntarclting tlirottglt tltc streets oftltat ancient city,
and taking their stations on the left oftlte British
army, some with long coats and others with no
Coats at all, and with colors as various as the
rainbow; some with thin hair cropped like the
army of Cromwell, and others with wigs, the
lot.ks of whiclt floated with grace around their
shottlders. Their march, their acoutrements.
and the whole arrangement of tltc ~trct“,ops, fur-
nished matter of atnusctiicnt to the British ar-
itty. Tlte music played the airs of two centu-
ries ago, and the tout ensemble, upon the whole,
exliibited a sight to the wondering strangers to
which they had been iinacctistoincd.
“ Among the club of wits that ltelottged to the
British army, there was a Dr. Sltacliburg at.-
tached to the staff,who combined, with his know-
ledge of surgery, the skill and talents of amusi-
ciatt. To pleasfihe new centers he composed a
tutic. and with tnuch gravity recomcntled it to
the officers as one of the most celebrated airs of
martial music. The joke took, to the no sntall
amttsetnent of the British. Brotlter .IonaIlt:»tt’t
exclaimed it was natiort fitie, and in a few (lays
ttotltlng was heard intlie provincial catnp but the
air of Yankee Doodle.
“Little did the author~in his ctiinpttsition then
sttppose that an air made for the purpose oflevt-
ty and ridicule, should be marked fitr such high
destinies. In twenty years from that time the
national march inspired the heroes of Bunkct"s
was-.h¢ver‘excecded,. Ijut when the glad rays of
l
H.il_l,aitd in less than tltiriy, Lord Cornwallis
and ltisarmy marched iitto_ the the American
lines to the tutie of Yankee Doodle.”
From. l/ze ll/licrocosm.
TU T E} E ABS E N T.’
I miss thee at the morning title,
The glorious hour of prime,
I iniss thee more when day has died,
At blessed evening time.
As slide the evctiiiig hours away,
Still art thou ttnforgot,
Slt-t.-ping or waking, night and day,
When do I miss thee not? ’
T" I miss tltee from thy cheerful door,
And every favorite rootn
Thy presence made so bright before.
Is loneliness and gloom,
Each spot where their hast loved to be,
Sweet ltoiue, and house of prayer, '~
Scent yearning for thy company-
I miss lltee every where.
FORT]-ZCRUCIAN.
From the Elississijtpitzn.
THE {~;‘iH.E-.}‘1':i.’.:§.‘R.‘:‘i.
'PlIl$‘Sl[]glllEll‘ race of Scctarians took their
rise in Englttrttl near seventy years ago. Tlteir
spirittial niother, Ann Lee, emigrated to this
coitntry about the commencement ofthe revolu-
tionary war, and was a iteice to Gert. Charles
Lee, \vlio"3‘was a conspicuous actor in our strttg-
gle for liberty. They have now several villages
in the New England States and in the state of
New York. The whole nutrtber in the United
Stat: s is estimated at seven tltousand.
The property is all coinirton stock; and the
avails of the general industry are poured into
the treasury ofthe wltole. The eldest invest the
gains in land and buildings, or sometimes in
money, which is ltcld for the good of the So-
ciety. .
' ‘heir houses are yellow with scarcely an ex-~
ception—aitd although plain, they make a ltatid
some appearance, and to the eye oftlte stranger
are pit-turesqttc and singular. A recent visit to
the settlement near the city of Albany, afibrdetl
an opportunity of wittiessiitg their employntenis.
and cxatninittg their rich and flourishing gardens,
and highly cttltivated holds. The dwellings are
clustered togctlier on either sideofa broad street.
The ofiice or store. and ltoiise of worship stands
coitspicttitus. The inside of the buildings only
corresponds with every thing around tltctn—per-
fect clcaitlirtess and order are carried out in the
iitinutest degree. Not a speck oftlirt, or filth, or
any nuisance is sufliered to exist. It is contrary
to order, or the gifts as they call it, to leave
any bars down or gates open, or any thing in
(.‘t)lIilitUll use out of place ; iitdoience and care-
let-‘SUCS9-, they say, is directly opposite to the
gospel and order ofGod. It is contrary to their
rules to talk aloud. or to sltttt doors hard; and
they must be careful to make no ttttnecessary
noise with tltt.-ir feet when walkinrr. Every one
ittitst be steadily employed. \Ve saw one old
geiitlcttian over 80 years ofage, cultivating ltis
little gartlc-it, and on inquiry as to the number of
hours each were employed, was informed that
in siimttier they cotitrnenced work with the
dawn of day, and cotttinucd until dark; ‘btit
we do not lztltor temporal good; we ltave our
hopes fixed on ‘holler objects than the fleeting
tliitigsuftltis world. If tlieytransgrcsstlie rules
and orders of the chitrcb, they are not held in
union until they confess their error, and that
often oit llltlf knees, in the presence of the
brethren aitd sisters. The women are not
allowed to be alone with a man, or to touch
each other, except in the presence ofsome of the
brclltren and sisters. Two of the males sleep
together. and the "females do likewise ; it being
contrary to order to sleep alone.
Agriculture is their principal employment;
bttt their ingenuity is also exerted in mechani-
cal pursuits—and the Iicatness and durability of
every thing they mantil'ai.:ture commands a good
price and ready sale. Their females are em-
ployed in domestic matiiifactures and house
work, and live within tltemselves-—tlie coin-
mttnity being fed anti clothed with its own pro-
dtictiotis. Their garden seeds and herbs, baskets,
selves, brooms, brushes, and other utensils, are
distinguisltcd for their excellence.
For a moderate price they afford refreshments
to their visitors, which are not few—tlteir
cookery will call up a dormant appetite; the
pie-crust fairly melting in the inoutlt with its
richness, and the currant wine as smooth as oil.
Tlte settlement at Niskayuna. being in the
vicinity of several large towns, viz: Albany,
Troy, Schenectady, Lansingburglt and ‘Valer-
ford. is generally tltronged with company, and
many of them are idle and vexatious intruders,
and inquisitive Yankees, are sometimes answer-
ed rudely, ifthey attempt to carry their inquiries
too far; bitt ltospitality and courtesy are the
general cltaracteristics of this isolated race.
\lVe have seen tlteni on the Sabbath, going
through their singular mode of worsltip. On
entering the door assigned to the male part ofthe
congregation, a spectacle of no little novelty
presented itself. In the centre ofaspacious hall,
the floor of which is white and smooth as polished
marble, stood the eldest of the sexes, arranged
in an oval figure. The hands, by a singular
gesture, beat tittte to the music of a, hymn, of
which the words “Singing and dancing” scented
to fotiri a chorus. On arriving to its conclusion,
,the column halted, every individual bending
forward with a gesture much like the bow ofthe
people of the world, with their hands most un-
graccfully clasped before. After a short pause
the singing again comtttenced and the assembly
irtovcd on its circular course; the movement
being cont ucted with it gravity and tletlttrum
wltich excluded every appearance of ridiculotts
ellbrt. Great agility was iitariifcsted by the
young, and the old seemed to fall ltabitually ittto
the exercise ; the ti-male portion ofthe society
possessed an elasticity of step and grace of nio-
tiott ttot often seen in the prouder ltalls, where
the votaricsof pleasure bound to the merry notes
ofthe viol, amid the fltittcriitg of srtowy dresses,
and the itright glances of sparkling eyes. Every
motion was as regular as the revolution of
ntacltinery, and a military cxiictness attd nui-
formity prevailed. Every foot fell with the
cadeiice of the song. and was lifted at its rising-
the dresses correspond with each other——tlie
ladies being dressed in white, with a cap of great
plainness, and the border setting close to the
head; a handkerchief was tltrown across the
shoulders, concealing the neck.- Many ofthem
.. .vw_.-av». ...~..-— ........g._.x.
were yoitvtrz. antl their ttiiscliievnus eyes ('t)Ultl
seldom be caugltt bv the lttolicis nit, the eltltirs
always ltt_~::pirt_g close wrticlt of all stt':itigct's, zip-
pareutly ..=itliont the iittetttioit of ltaving their
visitors think so.
On contemplating such an zissetttlilzige, the
spectator is itresistiltlv rentitidcd of the ctttrvettt
and murittstery. Tlif: same cztltii (:.\’])l‘(.'s5lt)ll of
religious do-t-titirtii, assoriaictl with the idea of it
titoitk, is iinpresscd on litany it fine coitittettaiice,
wltcrc tlte indication of sitieeriiy. intelligence.
and siibtlacil passioti sectited nnittixed with.
Jcsttitical oiiiiriiitg or lt_v;t;.-crisy. The abstrac-
tion froiti Elle cares of the world, coitlctnpt for
its [tlcztsut‘t:s, and pious coitteiitmettt, the essential
cliaractcri. tics of the Non, were seated on ma ny
a pale fact-.. Here, as within the glooiity walls
reared by tl.-e piety or superstitioii ofthe Ctitltolic,
the tlisappoitttetl andtitc uttltappy may find art
asylum and a l:otite. The sect of believers re-
jecting that institution whose links cottttcct the
fatnily of i'n;ti'i in social intercourse, tlisztvttwing
tlte ltztllowctl influences of love, and icgardittg
the rigilitsgtf mzttriiriotiy, (on whit-lt society is
tlepetident iiir existence and ptjest‘:rvatiott) as the
forbidden’ fruit, the enjoyment of wlticlt was the
lirst original sin that drove our parettts front the
bowels of paradise draws its recruits from the
community whose futllltlzllloll principle -it dis-
owns, and wltose burden it refuses to share.——
Possessed ofgreat wealth in the common stock
ofpropcrty, it allurestlte niiscrttble to its bosom,
and iitcicttses its nutiibers front those who might
otherwise free themselves from despair by the
strong rcnict:'y of suicide, attd ruslt into tlte grave
as a sanctuary. \Vlien ftirttttte ltas frowned on
the ellitrls of enterprise antl itiditstry--wlieti a
wife and children have drattk ofihcctip ofsutIer-
ing, an ttnitin with this family will secure an
ample and lttxnrioiis support. \Vhen the widow
has been left with little ottes, destitute. and cry-
ing for food, it is easy to conceive the motives
wnich ntight bring her to suclt a society. Wltcn
‘<1 wife has been the victim of the vices and
lollies of ti profligate husband, it is ttot diliicttlt
to imagine the reasons that would lead her to
the peaceful dwellings oftliis people. External
conformity to the manners and cerciiionics -may
ripen intoconviction oftltcir propriety, attd tltose
who came front want reitinitt front love. Others
doubtless are attracted from the belief of the
efficacy of austerity and mortilication in purify-
irtg the heart, or persuasion oftltc divine tnission
of Ann Lee. On the wholc,it is well that such
associations exist—its prevalence would subvert
society ; limited sud restrained as it ever must
be, it is made StJl)SGl‘Vl(’l‘ll to the dr.-signs ofsocial
iustitutiots, and promotes hiitnan ltappiness.
\\"ltilc he utmost rcgttlarity, industry and
or.t'erpre\’.iil iti’tl;e'dwellittgs oftlte Shakers, the
most profound silence reigns in the streets of tltrjir
villages. In passing their towns, the clteerful
shouts of cltildrettjust let loose front scltool are
uttlieard ; there are no chubby urcltins frolick-
ing on tlte green,or dabbling in the pool, as ltap-
py as youth aitdsttnshitte Ctttl make them. The
feeble voice of infancy is not heard in their
dwellings, or its tottering footsteps around "the
hearth. All is clean. itt due order, and flourish-
ing; but it is as tltc maturity of an ancicrit tree.
witltout fresh shoots to supply its place when its
decaying brarzt.-lies sltall be brokett and strewcd
upon the earth. I
From the New_ar7r A(lvet*li3c;'.“
T‘HE .lVlEClilANICS’ PLEASURES.
Tltere is a shop near my lodgings—and I
itever yet saw a shop in wliich there w.as not
something to be learned. Vitltittit going so far
as to state what I believe firmly, that to the in’-
dustriotts man, labor is ]7fC[lSll7‘C, I beg- leave to
introduce Arthur Kip. This youttg titan is a
plain cooper, and lives in the extremity of tile
street which I pass daily. He is in ltis shop as
early as his earliest neighbors, yet lsottietiines
set: ltiiti busy a good half hour before he is in his
shop. \Vltat is Arthur about iii the grey of the
morning? ] will tell you. He has been set-
ting ottt rows of elms around the whole border of
his little lot. For you must kttow that he is con-
tent to live iii a very uncorrtfortable house, in
order to fozward ltis business, and prepare ltis
grounds, so as to ‘ iitake a fair start.’ as he calls
it. He has told me that he was induced to do
lltis by a tnaxint of an ancient king, ‘Prepare
thy work witliont. and intake it fit for tltysclfitt
tltc field and rifle-t'i1;at'ct's,bz12'lcl thy Iiottsc.’ It
does one good to see Arthur among his trees ; he
sings cheerfully over his spade and hatclzet, long
before the sun is up. ‘These saplings,’ says he,
‘ will be noble branchiitg trees, over the heads of
my cltililren ; aitd iflitzle Tom should be a rich
man thirty years hence, be will have a grove
which all the money in England could not
cause to spring up.’
Artltitr has a garden also. His role is, ‘ first
for use and next for show.’ So he has most of
his "round in siibstantial vegetables for the table:
bitt a very goodly portion, 1 ass it re you, in choice
flowers. Why should he ttot ? God has
given the poor man these gents of earth with a
bottnteoiis profusion; and Ellen Kip and little
Tom will love Arthur and one other all the bet-
ter for dwelling amottg the lustre and fragrance
oftulipsautl violets.
In these bright spring evenings, I take a Walk
about the time that this little household comes
tngetlter after work. No tavern has yet become
Ellcn’s rival ; her husband spends not only his
nights bttt his cvettiitgs at home. Or, if he goes
abroad, it is in the old litsltioncd way ; I mean
he takes his wife and little boy along. At this
hour I am always sure of witnessing another of
the ntecliitnic’s pleasures. Arthur arid Ellen
were natives of a state, where young folks are
taught to sing ; they have already begun to bring
up little Tom in the saute. way. They carry a
tuite in several parts ; for Arthur is no mean
performer on the violen, and Ellen sings a
soprttnto part to her husband’s bass. The
neighbors are beginning to find their way out.
since the spring \\'(;":llllCl' ltas unclosed the doors
and windows, and there are sorrte signs of a lit-
tle musical association.
Some of the best musical talent in America,
is atiiottgour mechanics: and it is said that they
are so slow to discover the exquisite satisfaction
which they might derive frotit innocent recrea-
tion. It sooiltes the troubled mind, it breaks the
thread of vexing thoughts ; it prepares the affec-
tions lor every good impression; it afibrds a
healtltful excitement; it kttits families together
2y the gentlest bands‘ and makes a paradise of
omc.
vet... xx. rsotetvaara, CGFSN. VVEQDNEZSBAS’, .s.ttt:.itIs's‘ so,
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‘.Vhat inccltattic is there who may not coin-
inztiid tltestf: plcastiics? \Vlitti plcttsurt-s tifiiic
2
H010 do you like my hat ?—An Irish member
Xtptp on the 'IVImlsleIl8l side of the House,
l 11 6 Go is not xeiry lremapkable for ltts devotiort
0 t races, ant w rose tat in particular tro.
bably on the score of its being an old S8l‘V21l‘ll}llld
. ‘- 7
Hon. .h1e'1.ll)€t‘det8t‘l‘nlllt:tI never to part with al-
though from long servicé and sttndr ~ ' i
. y accidents
a.[l]ClsI:]eltl, it tyloulgl puzzlp Dando him.
‘ its apean coorto tace it inn
genus or species of cl-apeau—’-in! short it w'a:-ii
‘ 'L. - . a . ' -
*l}°1‘-‘*‘“.% bad l(tl€1t—_rle:celivcpa}iettei lrotri an offi-
cta connecte wit 1 tie ris Executive also
a Mentbei ofthe House of Commons, delic’-ately
lt1lltI]8ll']H the ttcce:.;’t ' 43 ~
G')\’Gl'[lf]ff3lll t1"tl‘lll::l:]z fir ihc ttlilpplmers ohhe
| .( \ K ‘s '4 ' i ~ _
g "C, “J, lo ” ,1 ‘I L 0 _e pcrsonal ap
pcara. c as posst t_c, ._.t.t suggesting in the most
polite t,cit:;s ttitg tll:1‘tl1lls521!l til lIl'l‘G old ltat. At
arty ra o, te on. l- -sin tor, a tnotigh he was
not altogctlter S.'1llSllt‘.‘Ll that tlte Sllggfzstion cgige
within the sphere of the oliicial duties of his
C‘_“'.'€~“l‘f’"‘_l'-3’. very good natitredly Sttpplieti
himself wtjlizuncw hat of the most. appruved
shttpc and t1ll1ll.l'ly ;l_bq£_ait.IrisltniIati seldom los-
es an opptwtttiii yo e‘ ectin" a jo;e._.t1,e Hum
Mr-tttcer irutde a visit_to lllSc2.'()l'l‘t.'.‘$[)Ol'l(I(3l'li, and
after the nsua_l $fll|llLtllt:D, asketl ltiiit, ‘:How do
you like my hat? “ V ery II.-'UCll. indeed,” re-
bar room, the circus, the gtttribling table, the
theatre, are equal to tliese in purity and genuine,
content 7
-—-‘if itot _frutti tiiecltanics. at least front their
wives. But for fear of being pr.-tli.\’,I_ rescrvcl
some other pleasure for :1 future p;.~pcr.
1'1'I'.(/7)). I/re Esmz‘ Nor!/1 Hcg‘i5'1cr.
THAT w0N"g‘ M.-‘Hi8 THE. POT BOIL.
“ That W(tn’t, ittitki: the pot boil,” said an old
siittg-fistcd f.iriiier, who ll‘-l(l served it l_Oll(r zip-
prcnticcship in closely coutttittg his dollar: and
cents, as he drove his raw-boned horse no to the
treat ttetv coi.t,:tge of one of his l.lll‘lVlll.‘-_.-7| tit-itrtt-
i3‘!t_|'S. Wlt=>‘-‘B Suns \VL‘l'C‘. that titittncnl. eittrair.-dam
prittitittg it ticztt new fence which they Bllffd just
fiuisltctl in front of ltis new house. "- For 0;...» 1
likes to look out for the stone wall round my
sixteeit acre lot. and the lttttlgo round tity i,lIl'!ll')
yard, ltutI never trOUi2l(.‘S myself iniich tlltolfl‘
giiig-orit:-ctid work about the homcsteatl, and your
datibiitg white point. I'd rather see it 0‘l_lUll
wood pile in my yard, and it good barn lllall of
hay, l.l‘lt1ll till these little fitttsrics you could fix in
it month.” '
The old getttlematt said several other very
cltnractetistic things and then rode on ltis war
and was presently brought. ivitltin sight of ltisi
own more Ullf1(IQ1'tlL'(I dwelling; the dutics'pm~.
lztiiting to wlticlt he and his hired iitati had por-
formcd for the last several years, while litstltrev
sons unwilling to tlrtitlgeott in his l.ll'llllt€‘.l‘t[¥SlIll£.'_'
and tasteless way of living had all left hint to go .
to the city, where they could perlisps lirtve it
more successful business, or perhaps fail by and
by for a million of dollars.
This is but it picture, but is there not some
truth in it’! Have not many of our farmers and
laboring men been accitsloined to look out so
sharply for the main chance, as to forget that
they were laying the f:.tt.ll)(litil()n for loneliness
in their old age’! It: cannot be disputed that
there has been :1 great disposition HIDODD‘ fairin-
cr’s sons to go from home, and engage it for
weal or for woe” in other scenes t-.nt'l other lit-
bors. VVE cannot help tlii.-tkittg that a part of
the difficulty has Oflglll.tl(.'(I in that sordid love
of money at the expense of every thing like
good taste, whiclt has held out but few attrac-
tions to tlte young to become farmr'rs,cxccpt
when necessity or parental atitltority has com.
polled it.
'\Ve wish that the time ritigiit come when
farmers to beautifying their places. A neat farm
house, with a few simple orititntcnts, is always
spc.-l~:en of by the passer by with interest and
deligltt. Ifntore suclt places could greet the
eye of the travcleij as he passes i.lll‘Uttgl1 our
farntittg districts there would be a gretttdr wil-
lingness to engage in the bttsiness,ainottg those
who new bond their talents to other occupa-
tions.
The expense of such little improveincnts is
but very trifling, and the time intty be saved in [1
tltotisand of tltose listless ltoiirs which are often
spent to no ptirticiilar purpose. \'Ve repent
agttiii with new einpltasis because with itew
conviction ofits truth what we said it year ago,
that a man,e_sp,ecially a farmer, wlto plants a
ltoney-sttckle by his door, who paints or even
whitewitsltes his fence, \Vl}Q piartts :1 tree by the
road side or ortiamentshis garden does much to-
ward the growth of ;})((£Ti0l2'-3722., its well as to-
wards continuing froin motives of chcerfulness
and enjoyment. his posterity in the business from
tvlticlt he ltas gained his living—on the spot
which he in his life has rendered dear, and in
his death has rendered more so by entrusting to
it his siunibering dust. Children grow upiii the
love of home under such circumstances, and
their attachments are not easily eradicated ; but.
for the want ofproper attention they will seek
it separate interest. Itt the end, then, it is not
true, that such efforts “do not make t/zegpot l2o.il.”
_ -- From the Knic7.°ct'boc7cer,
THE HEART.
The human lteart-7-no tnortal eye
Hath seen its strings lay bare;
A beauty and a mystery
Is all that restetli there;
In love, how silently ’twill brood
O’t‘=r feelings unconfessed ;
A bird that feeds in solitude
_Tlte ycungliiigs ofits nest.
Its hate is like volcanic fire !
VVe reck riot. ofits wrath,
’Till bursts the levy of its ire
Around its scorching path.
Its friendship ! oh: the blessed seeds ,
It strews in Tinte’s dark bowers—
Tliat spring tbro’ misery’s bitter weeds,
To crown life-’s cup with flowers.
The heart’s despair !—wltat sitnile
Portrays its gloom arigltt?
It is the hell of memory——.
Unittterable night!
Its holittess !—a tree wlioselife
Eternity supplies,
And flocking to, whose branches come
The birds of paradise.
In every human change the heart
Is biiilta. living lyre,
\Vh -re each fierce passion plttys its part:
Upoti a. separate wire ;
But harsh and wild the tones_ will be,
W'liilst passion round ‘them clings;
It never breathes trite melody,
’Till God hath touched its strings.
DoubIecl.—Tlie editor of the Philadelpltia
Ledger says he is “ an obstinate water drinl:er."’
l)on’t belit-vc it—.-every body says the Ledger is
conducted with it great’. deal of .s12z'r£t.——.Hartford
Courie;t.=. .
The latest monstrosity is that pf a man in
Vermont, who is so tall that: he can t tell when
histoes are cold. _
The man who was obliged to get. on his knees
to unscrew the weathercock of the Old South
Meeting House in Boston, was, we guess, a lit-
tle bit taller than this lengthy Vermonter !!
_..-—->—-———-:---—-—?-'—''''—
The question “ \Vlty prtnters,do not succeed
in business as well as .brewers ‘.1’ was thus an-
swered, “ Bectltlse printers work for the head,
and brewers for the stomach ; and wliere twenty
men have a stomach, but one lists 1‘. lt=.t:;'.‘i.f’
I aniscre I shall have n t'i,i_:|tt aitst-.'er_l
plicd the o£'ii.:ial--“ atid the shape,” interrogated
the Unit. gt-ittloinait. “I hope vou like that at].
so?” “ Tltc shape,” answered ilte functionary.
“ isqttite uttcxi.~cptiotiable.” “ I arr. glad ofit,"
said oitr Irish ‘.\ii2iitbcr, “ and I assure. you when-
ever 1 lllili{C any altr-ratiuii in my costumc,l.
sllilll itot fail to consult your jntlgirtent on the
U(.'t‘.Zt$lUll, as my (LT/life?‘ c«!cgan£itzru7n.” The.
iiliicittl stirred--tltc letter was produced. It was
a hoax. The two getttlcntcn laughed lteartily,
ttntl pttrtetl without cotrttrtitting or even threat-
citing ti brcacti of the p€flCC.—'.(1(Z'CC."f'£S’JI‘.
I
A Ltiszryei-’s Cn't£i.'c'.-itti of S/tut’.-.-:_;’2crti'c.--1 own.
that I ltttve never purstictl my eltit.-t'f:tvorite. the
Mercltaiit; of Venice, without a tttixture of trial-
ancltoly, to thin!-: that it has so many faults, and
in pai-ticulat- that the distress turns chiefly upon
cntbat'r.".sstitettts with which no lawyer can seri-
ously syttiputliize. There are several striking
flows in this dritrna. In the first place, Antoni-
o’s ilifiiculties arise entirely front his gross over-
eight in not etfectittg an insurance upon his va-
rious Z1I'jjOSi-:‘.S. He should have opened a set of
pollt;it;‘S at once upon the R-alto, whore marine
tiS..‘~llt'I1I](‘.€ was: perfectly well understood, and
where the l)l't.‘.'i‘..‘i.‘S vt'ot‘.ld have got hint fifty
nzttties in it forcnoon, to any extent, upon ship,
ft-cig-lit, or cargo, lost or not lost. This pruden-
ttal step would have given a totally different turn»
to the whole aflitir. VVhett lte wanted to help
Bt1SS{lllI0 witli three tltousand ducats for three
motttlis, he could ezisily have raised the money,
t1l.ft)t'tl'p(.‘l‘CCIlt. oil the security of tin assign-
ment to the policy. Sltylock says of ltitn “An-
tonio is agood man; yet his ntcitns are in stip-
posi:.ien. He hath an argiso bound to Tripoli,
another to the Indies: I understand, moreover,_
upon the Rialto, he bath a third at Mexico, 8.
fourth for Eitglittid, and other ventures he hath
Squ3.!l(l0l‘O(I abroad. But ships are but boards,
sailors but men; there be land rats and water
rats, water thieves and land thieves-—I tnean pi-
rates; and then there is the “cril of waters,
winds, and rocks.” Now these are the very
risks which the contract of insurance is intend-
ed to cover, as clearly explained in Marshall
and ottr otncr writers, and its expressed in the
following clause inserted in all policies: “Touch-
ing the adventures and perils which the said its-
surers are contented to bear, and do take upon
them in this voyage, they are of the seas, men
of war, fire, enemies, pirates, rovers, thieves,
there shall be more time and ittoney given by the jcttisorts, &.e., bai'ratry ofthe tzi-istcrs or mariti-
cr:=, and till eilicr perils, losses, and misfortunes
that have or shall come to the hurt, detriment
or damage of the said goods or mercltandises
and ship or vessel." ' With this precaution, An-
toiiio’s means would have been no longer in
supposition, bttt in certaittty, and as good as hard
cash, under deduction tnercly of the premium of
insurance. Finally, wliett intelligence was re-
ceivcd of Antonio's argosies being wrecked, itzis
plain that he might, in the eircuinstances, have
at once abztntloiied to the tittderwriters, and
clriitited for it total ioss._ It is painfttl to see so
many ainiubie eltaractcrs irivolvcd in grief and
difiicultics, which this simple and natttral expe-
dientrwould have obviated. My feelings at this
reflection are sornetliiitg akin to those of a very
susceptible nicdical friend, who deemtree that he
can never sit out Romeo and Juliet, from the
thought that a judicious use ofthe stomach pump
in the last scene, would 1‘-einove all the distress-
es, and make two lovers lta.ppy.——Blac7t'woad’s
Jllagazine.
at
M'rtrriccl, in this County, on the 3d instant,
Mr. John Coburit to Miss Lucy Sargent. The
bridrtgroom is jitst 3 feet liig-li.——Bcai:cr Argus.
If Mr. Coburti was no longer than that, there’s
no wonder at his wishing to get splicecl.--Pren-.
lice.
FEDERAL A-.I"€D DEMOCRAT.
IIENRY CLAY.
\Ve copy the following from the N. Y. Courier
& Enquirer:
\Ve observe that sortie of the administration
presses pretend to revive these obsolete party
distinctions. instead of assuming the only terms.
that mark present party divisions. ‘H/Vzig‘ and
'1'or_i/——tlte li‘ieuds of the People and the friends
of the Crown-—-tltese are the proper distinctions.
As to the Federal and Deniocrat—Mr. Clay
gave the best account ofthat matter in his speeclt
on the Protest. It was in reply to Mr. Senator
Grundy, who had been amusing himself with
the opposition; for Mr. Grundy is so easily
amused, that ltis own speeches entertain himself
as much as they fatigue his audience. Mr.
Clay retorted the observations of Mr. Grundy
with his usual felicity. it was obvious. he said,
under the circumstances described by the Sena,-.
tor, that nothing but a deep and solemn sense of
diversity of views as to the proper E13.l_fl1Il]ISlt'fl.~_
tion of public affairs. '
" The Senator,” he continued, “assigns to the
opposition the Federal Party. Of all the politi-
cal parties that have existed in this country, I
have before said what I believe, that in the main
they ltave been hottest aittl patriotic. Tltat may
[,3 affirmed of the Fedora‘. party as any otlter.
The causes which produced the ancientdivisiiins
of the People into Federal and Rcpnblicatt
parties have since ceased to operate, and it is tin-
just and ungenerous to endeavor to preserve or.
ztffixtlte denomination for party purposes. The
Federal party was, indeed, supposed to lean
irtore tltau their opponents did, to a strong and
energetic Executive ; and in that respect the ad-.
tttinistration party of the present day may be
pronounced to be more Federal than their op-
ponents. The original causes having ceased,
the Federal party has divided itself betweett the
two parties of the present day. _
(ion of it united with us, and the worse with the
Senator and /ris friends. I will add that of all
the politicians in this or any other country, son_1_a
to the Jackson party, are the most deIc.~‘!ztblc.-—-
Every tie and oltligtttitiit. and pi-itrr.-iple, which
should binsl their to their {;t)ttIltr_‘y and society.”-
'11,-o L.zt’r.—-Aiiin:. L.~.ti-:3, since his defeat, has
CUi2i~'.2 cut. it-,.;~aiitt~t ‘.":ttt Eaten, and says Van Ifttg
rctiistrt ig ctiougli to kill any tItitt't.-.--Non,/4;.
the divisions wliich he described in the ranks of’
impending dangers could have united in one’
cotnmoti cause, persons etttertatning such a,_.
The better por- ‘
ofthe Federalists who united with and adhere "
’[‘liey appear to ltave cut thctttscivcs loose from ,
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