,- P A i r 6 NOBWAl.K GAZETTE. TVVO DOLLARS PER ANNUM. PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. OFFICE WEST SIDE THE B.RIDGE——OVER HOYT’S STORE. VOLUME XXIII. NORVVALK, CT. IVEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1840. NUMBER 10. THE Nuu.wAit.K GAZETTE Is Pttltfisltetl EVERY \VEDNESDAY MORNING, BY JAMES REED. JR- ’ r1‘ER_‘xs_..'—’._FVVO dollars per annum. payable in all cases. quarterly in t(tlU(l71C€. To subscribers who live out of the Carrier's ' district and callat the Office for their papers, $1 50 per year, tfpaitl in. acloar2cc_—oIher_wise $2 will be charged. Mail subscribers 5'2 per aiinum, payable in arlvancc. Nonthersattend- ed to. To companies of 311 or more, receiving their papers by mail, $1 50,payultle altogether, in advance. Executor‘s and Administrator's Notices. 3 in- so,-lions, $1—Cotritiiissiotier’s notices, $1 535- Yearly advertisers. one square. $10 per annum. payable quarterly in advance. The privilege of yearly atlveriisersis limited to their own up- tiiediate busincss—all extra advertisements will be charged at the usual rates. All other adver tisementsat the rate of$1per square ft" 3 l"5eT‘ lions, and 25 cents for each subsequent insertion. 91;’ All casual atlvertisements sent to this Of- fice, should be accompanied by the cash. No others will be inserted. .JJ@E-3 Pll2lllNlTlllNl(C3-, 0 F A L L K I N D S, VIEALTY EXECUTED AT THE GAZETTE.0FF|t.‘E. .4 COUNTRY RESIDENCE FOR SALE. If - & T \V story dwelling house, with sixteen 1 acres of land, consisting of a meadow. an apple orchard, and a handsome grove of Wal- ntit trees. It is situated one mile from the village of Westporl. Fairficld county. Conn. and about the same distance. frotn several houses of worship. and good schools. It is beautifully located for a country residence. as it commands 3 very extended view ofLong Island Sou rid. and the surrounding country. Gentlemen wishing to purchase a retreat from the hustle and con- fusion of the city during the warm summer .n.2onths, will find this place for’cheapness and beauty of location. an oliiect worthy oftheir at- tention. Title indispuIable- Foryterms which will be liberal, and other particulars apply to CHARLES ISAACS, Norwalk, or Tiios. C. HAN soitn. near the steamboat landing.()ld \Ve|l. or ‘.0 WM. C. BRINCKERIIOFF, No. 12 Dey st. New York. l_tfl1-‘- WILL be sold, and possession given immedi- ately, one of the most valuable farms ‘in the town of New Canaan, in the coiinty.of Fair- field, and situate near the centre of said town- siiid farm contains between forty and fifty acres of meadow,‘ plough, and woodland, with a good orchard. and an elegant dwlplling boll?!‘-‘- with out buildinos. and is one of t e» most e c- gaut locations iri=New Cainaap. Said farm and buildings are tn_first rate repair, and will be sold at it great bargain. Any person wishitig to pur- chase will call on the subscriber. living near the ipgemises, by whom an indisputable title will be. given, VVILLIAM Daunuroivi» New Canaan, April 22,1839. tf 111 ______________f F OR SALE, - ,- Tirii Dwelling House of the sub- _. .3; 4;: . - -- . scri er, situate a cw ro s west 0 fly b d f d f the Bridge one of the most eligible locations ll’! the village. To the man of business or pleasure, it is, perhaps, ‘as con- veniently located as could he wished, being Sll.l1- atcd on the main road to the Steamboat Landing or N. York. The house. is 2 stories high_,29_by 30 feet on the ground, with an 8 feet projection on the rear. The at-rangeinent of the interior \ of the building is probably equal to any in the village forcomfort and convenience. There is a well planned Barn and several conveninent outliouses on the premis/es, with an excellent garden in the rear and a well of water conven- iently situated to the house. Any person wishipg no purchase property like the above, at abargain. will find it an object to view the premises, as the subscriber is determined to dispose of it ,previous to the 1st of March. 1840, if he can get any thing like what it is worth. The con- ’ dition of the sale will be, one fourth the purchase money to paid on the delivery of the deed, the rest may remain on bond andLmt1isi-Itgggrelfims. Norwalk, January 1, 1840. 2m7 BRIDGEPOR T HU TEL. THE subscriber would respectfully inform his friends and the public gen- erally, that he has taken possession, ._.—_—. -f for a term of years. o-fthc above Ho- tcl, formerly occupied by Henry Barnum, situ- ated on the corner of Main and State streets.- The same has been thoroughly overhatiled, and ’j he would be happy to wait on all who may fa- f _ vor him with their company. Horses and Carriages to let. PIIILO F. BARNUM. The subscriberis agent for John Adriance's , patent improved Cast Iron Corn Sheller. This machine will shell a bushel ofqorn in one min- me, and is decidedly the best machine that has evertbeen ofl'ered to the public. The subscriber also offers for sale Dudley L. Farnairfs Patent Hydraulics. viz: Fire Engines. Lift and Force Pumps. These are more easily ‘kept in order. and are less expensive than any ;other kind. The public are respectfully invited to exam _ , and satisfy themselves as to their excel- P. F. B. idgeport,-Nov. 12. 1839. if 4 FOR SALE A HOUSE and LOT. pleasantly situated on the West side of Nor- walk Harbor. a few rods south ofthe Bridge. _ Any person wishing to pur- jg-[i'ase a convenient place at a great bargain,will ,’ lo well to apply soon to John A. Warm. Nor- vhlk. or the subscriber at 25 Peck Slip. N. Y. Wu. Unni-:itniL1., Jr. if 251 I I .5. ls l .. July 29. 1839. BUSHELS of Salt--just receiv- POETRY. From the Saturday Courier. S T A N Z A S. There are hopes that ne'er will wither, There are thoughts that ne'er willdie, Though the heart be light as other, And ourjoy is beaming high ; For that fire that burns the bosom. Kindled on Love's sacred shrine, Gloweth ever, and its blossom. Never ceasetli bright to shine. Age and woe may dark around us, But its flame is raging still; Even as its sorrows found us, Glow they e’er against the will. Pleasure shows her features merry, And we seek her lovely ‘smile, Suddeti'd thoughts and cares to bury. \Vhcre enchanting eyes bcguile. But it stronger flame is giving, For though blooming belles are there. One sweet voice. like harp of Heaven, inc these Pumps at the subscriber’s resi-‘ Sounds not in its magic fair. VVe may ride the peaceful billow, Gliding o'er the crystal deep; Fairy visions haunt our pillow, Flirting round us as we sleep. Tempest winds may lash the ocean, Liquid billows beat the shore; But the heart. in its emotion, Never ceaseth to adore. Age may bind its withered flowers, Life may sweep its current slow, But the heart is gay in bowers, Where the love of youth will glow. There are hopes that ne'er will wither, There are thoughts that ne'er will die: Age and death may round us gather, LOVE is t/Lroug/r eternity. MISCELLANY. LOVE AND POISON. Love as well as matrimony, is a ticklish sort of thing. How many fools has it made out of the race of our common parents, who, even in their pristine purity, gave birth through its influence to the first sin. A man in love is a man beside himself. His idol can make him believe that the moon is made of green cheese, and that he hirnselfis as green as the cheese is. He sings merrily the old I song: ‘What care I how brown she be. So she be but fair to me. Mr. Jeremiah Swipcs entered an apo'he- cary’s store, a few nights ago, with a pale, haggard, and woe-begone countenance, and after three or tour heavy sighs, asked a young man behind the counter if he had any ‘pisons ?’ ' ‘ Yes, sir,’ was the reply, ‘ we have a va- riety of poisons.’ ‘ Well, fill this cre bottle with laudanum. I’in sick and want some pison. Oh my poor heart l’ . The last cjaculation somewhat astounded the apothecary, and rather put him on his guard; for the woe-begone appearance of Jer- emiah was well calcul-xted to excite suspicion. He therefore filled the vial with colored wa- ter, and g'!\/'9. it to the customer. ‘ Will this do the business?’ asked Swipcs, shaking the mixture, and looking volumes of despair. ‘I think it will,’ replied the young man. ‘ I have never known -it to fail yet, even in the most desperate cases of your complaint, which appears to be delirium pctticoatium.’ ‘ Oh, sir, I will take it all, and here’s a quarter of a dollar adieu, sir.’ The young wag, determined to see the ef- fect of his new nostrum, followed the despe- rate lover through a number of streets, until they reached a rickety old building in street, which had for time immemorial borne rather :1 doubt . haracter. Jeremiah knock- ed at the door, hich was soon opened by a sturdy looking wench, who ifshe did not, as Byron has it, ‘ walk in beauty’s light,’ at least walked in the light of ti spermaceti candle which she held rather gracefully in her hand. ‘Oh. Susan !’ exclaiinedgleremiah Swipes, drawing his hand across his eyes, ‘ I have come to bid you a long and last farewell.— This ’ei'e bottle what l’ve got in my band holds the stuff which will unite time and eternity. I told you that you treated me so cruelly, I meant to take pison.’ ‘ Take it and be hanged I’ replied Susan, snubbing up her nose, ‘but before you do, you had better settle up your scot with the widow for six weeks’ board and lodging; washing into the bargain.’ ‘ But Susan, won’t you have me 2’ ‘You? ha! hal Why, I’d walk bare- footcd all the days of my life, and die in the alms-house afore I’d have you.’ ‘ Then the thing is settled !’ groaned Jere- miah, ‘behold the victim of your cruelty.’ Suiting the action to the word, he swal- lowed the contents of the vial, and laid down on the pavement,as he expressed it, ‘to sleep the sleep of death,’ while the relentless fair slammed the door and retired to sleep, per- chancc to dream.—-N. 0. Sun. When we hear of a man boasting of his ‘ love to the dear people,’ we are strongly in- clined to suspect him of a love for the ‘dear people’s office.’ It reminds us of the Irish- man who was about to marry asou‘..-.ern girl for her property. . ‘ Will you take this woman to be your wedded wife?’ said the minister. _ ‘ Yes, your riverence,and the rangers too,’ 002d, and for sale by J. S. Mitzxzit. said Pat. l'>‘ .— .. 4.---..¢ s.-».. . M A R R I A G E. The matrimonial covenant is an ordinance of Heaven. Immediately after the creation of man, “ the Lord God said, I will make for hitn a helpmatc.” This domestic consti- tution is a distinguished characteristic of christianity, and is essential to the elevation and happiness ofour race. Every young man should, therefore, if possible contemplate being tnarricd. It is a christiaii duty, as well as privilege to have a companion to share with you the responsi- bilities, interests and cnjoymcnts of life. If a man is in circumstances to be married he is usually less useful to society, and perhaps always less happy for remaining in the sin- gle state. That he may be perfect and en- tire, wanting nothing, he must have a wife. VVhcn a man lives single beyond the proper time for being married, there is a prevalent suspicion among the other sex that he is addicted to vice. I do not know but this judgement is a little scvcre——foi' there are some bachelors of unquestionable virtue. But that there is a foundatiom for a general suspicion of the sort, will hardly be questioned; and the vicious tendency of celibacy, in communities, are very generally known and acknowledged. The time for marrying after the period indicated by nature has arrived, must of course vary somewhat with circumstances. As a general rule, early marriages arc.d_3si- rahlc; but then they should be under one or two conditions, either that of property in- herited or already acquired adequate to the usual expense, or that of simplicity and fru- gality in the style of living, sufficient to re- duce the expenses within the present earn- ings The lzittcr is alwaysthe best. It is the happiest and most virtuous state of socie- ty, in which the husband and wile set out early together, make their property together, and with perfect sympathy of soul graduate all their expenses, plans, calculations, and to their future and common interest. Nothing delights me more than to enter the neat little tenement ofthe young couple, who within perhaps two orthree years, with- out any resources but their own knowledge and industry, have joined heart and hand, and eng‘ ged to share together the responsi- bilities, duties lfltt’I't’.SiS,Il‘lt1lS and pleasures of life. who industrious wite is cheerfully em- ploying her own hands in domestic duties, putting her house in order, or mending ‘her husband's clothes, or preparing a dinner. while perhaps the little darling sits prattling upon the floor, or lies sleeping in the cra- dlc——and every thing seems preparing to welcome the happiest of husbands and, the best of fathom, when he snail come from ms toil, to enjoy the sweets of his little par- adise. This is the true domestic pleasure, ‘the only bliss that survived the fall.’ Health, contentment, love, abundance, and bright prospects are all here. But it has become a prevalent sentiment, _ thata man must acquire his fortune before he marries; that the ivife must have no sympa- thy. nor share with him in the pursuit of it, in which most of the pleasure consists; and that young married people must set out with as large and extensive an establishment, as is becoming those who have been wedded for twenty years. .. I. , This is very unhappy. It fills the com- munity with bachelors, who are waiting to make their fortunes, endangering virtue and promoting vice; it destroys the true econo- my and design of the domestic institution; and it promotes idleness and inefficiency a- niong females who are expecting to be ta- ken up by a fortune, and passively sustained without any care or concern on their part—- gentleman once remarked, not a “ belpmate,” but a help eat. There is another unpleasant evil attend- ing this, especially as it bears pretty severe- ly on the fair sex. W'hen bachelors have made their fortunes and become soon forty or fifty years old, they do not usually take wives of their own age, but they then abandon those with whom they have hitherto associa- ted, and rcquite all the pleasure which their society has afforded them, with utter neg- lect for their corripnnions thej young and blooming, and thus leave to their fate ti nu- merous class of worthy maidens. Great disparity in matrimony is an evil in many particulars; and what is more unnat- ural than to see :1 young Miss wedded to a man old enough to be her father? He ought to have sense enough to know, unless she is an eccentric character, she never mar- ried birn for love; and she ought also to know, that in consenting to marry him, she in all probability consented to make herself a wretched slave-'—to put hersclfin theipowl er of a man who had already expended his first and warmest love. upon others; and who,'by his superior age, his matured habits of pleasing himself and of having his own way. and the self-importance which proper- ty gives, was well qualified to act the par of a tyrant, rather than that of the husband. If a young man has property, be may of course marry at a suitable age, and adopt the style of living, which is justified by his means But if he is destitute of property, he has three alternatives, and he can take his choice between them. Selecting a pru- dent industrious person for his wife, he may marry young and live in a style of simplici- ty adapted to his income; or he can wait till he has acquired a property, so as to be able to support it family, in the more modern and fashionable style; or he can marry at any rate, launch fearlessly out into all the ex- penses of 11 fashionable establishment, and run his chance of bringing his wife and children to want. The first is the best. the second is the next, the third is bad enough. Winslow. It is a, sinro Crockett, as the lady raid to and thus many a modern wife becomes, as a Y Never give it up. girls.——Mr. John Ayren- tein lately led to the altar in Philadelphia, Miss Rhoda Graysori, after a- courtship of 34 years. This shows what may be done if we only stick to it. Something Smart.-A young lady having given a gentleman, who was not very re- markable for his taste in dress, a playful slap on the face, he called out, ‘ you have made my eye smart.’ ‘Indeed l’ said she-—‘ well I am happy to have been the cause of mak- ing something smart about you.’ ‘Have you dined '1-’ said a loungcr to his friend ‘ 1 have upon my honor,’ replied he. ‘T'h~en,’ rejoined the first, ‘ifyou have din- erl upon your honor, I fear you -have made a scantynieal.’ Dignity of_Labor.¢-How, often do we see the starched up dandy, or would be litera- ture, speaking contemptuously of the labor- er, although some of the most industrious men have followed the plow,or lived guagers. ‘Does God hold the laborer in light esteem’! He placed the first human being——whosesoul had yet been undcfiled by sin, whose frame was uninjured by crime, whose intellect was free from error—in a garden which he was commanded to cultivate. Aye! and he to whom angels ministeiged.-whose Godhead was veiled in flesh,'whose parent was con- troller cf suns and creation’s destiny-lived for--years a carpenter. ~ He who despises the mechanic or agricul- turist is a blasphemerof the Almighty him- self, who is the great Mechanic and Agricul- turist, forever, forming, in the mighty labo- ratory of nature, suns and stars, and dressing the earth, and perhaps millions of planets, in the green mantles of vegetation. ‘ Red River Patriot. Jufnl. R61/'t(l0l])/).a7l(l Ban/.'s.— On one occa- sion he had a draft upon the Mechanics’ bank in the city of N. York, for which he wanted them to give him certain gold, and upon be- ing refused, he demanded to see the Presi- dent of the Bank. Over the door of the Me- chanics’ Bank is an arm, and ti hand liold- ing a hammer. Randolph took the Presi- dent of the institution to the door and said, ‘Sir, I advise you to take that hammer out of that hand and ptit a razor in it, then the people will know at once it is a shaving shop. ‘Sauce for the Goose,’ <§~c.—A few days ago, a butcher in this neighborhood, who has always been considered ‘wide awake,’ .,' ulder of mutton; and having as H ‘that. it had been stolen Syn dog bu- long_".~ t0 11 certain attorney, he lost no time in repai ing to its owner, and accosted him as follows: ‘ Pray, sir, if a dog comes to my shop, and runs away with ajoint of meat, can’t I make the owner pay for it?’ ‘ Cer- tainly,’ replied the ottorncy. ‘Then I will thank you for 3s. 9d., which -is the cost price of a shoulder of mutton your pointer hasjiist stolen from me.’ The lawyer paid the money, and the knight of the cleaver thanking him, and wishing him a good morning, was leaving the office, but the solicitor said, ‘Stay, sir, I must trouble you for my fee. You came to consult me. I gave you my opinion, and the charge is 6s. 8d.’ The butcher look- ed exceedingly sheepish, but instantly paid the amount, and returned home with the loss of his mutton, and an additional 23. lld. Chat/tam C/tronicle. - Bares.-The good and the bad things of earth are strangely mingled together, and on cannot have either separately. Agree- able friends are blessings; but one cannot form acquaintances without contracting some sort of alliances with those who are es- pecially disagreeable. For what purpose bores were created, it would be difficult to determine; perhaps, to teach us patience" and forbearance, it certainly requires as much patience to remain cool under the inflictions of dullness, as for any thing else in life; and to be able- to forbear, when you feel tempted to kick.stu-pidity out of your presence, is a. virtue indeed. There are two leading classes of bores-— the garrulous and the taciturn. Heaven help you, when you are victimized by one of the first class! He deluges you with words?‘ He inflicts all the scandal and news upon you, while you look like Resignation hugging a whipping-post. You feel irrita- ted awhile, and then sick. He has tongue enough for both, and only requires that you resolve yourself into a horrible deformity, by becoming all ear. You gape, and show symtoms of sleep. He doesnt care; you may sleep, or dislocate your _]a\\_'S. 85 you please. He is one of the emissaries of fate, sent on earth to punish, and he means to_ ful- fill the purpose of his destiny. There is no getting clear of his noise; and you may as well be as complacent as you can, and regard his tongue as the scourge which inflicts chas- tisement for past sin. _ Again a taciturn bore drops into ypur pres- ence. You talk first on one subject and then on some other ; but instead of showing interest, he looks as if his leaden eyelid would fall in spite of your efforts. You think the fellow a fool ; atltl can SC_aFC€jlY F€~ sist the propensity to enlighten him in re- gard to himself by telling him so. You look “ unutterable things” at him; but you cannot stir him up. Your heart sinks with- in you, and for a moment you look the mod- cl of a statue of despair. You ask to read the morning paper, but he is tired to death of politics. You offer him a book, and he fum- bles it listlessly for a moment. and puts it doyr, Your agony becomes excruciating; your friend looks like the impersonation Of the nightmare, and he clings_ to you as the old man of the sea ‘clung to Stndbai her white hand.-—'Bridgeport Standard. - The present is the age of bores. No:sl.i'l can avoid them. Like the enemy of your soul’s salvation, they go about seeking Whom they may dt-stroy. They infest every socie- ty, their name is legion. If you were to seek a cave in some far-off mountain, they would find you out; or if, in despair, you should drown yourself in the sea, the gliost of some bore would be sure to rise with yours from the waters, and torture your shade on its way to kingdom comc.”— or reflect, you must be annoyed by the pre- sentiment of bores and coming evils. Your apprehensions are ceaseless and you momen- tarily expect thc Philistincs ‘will be upon you——Philistines ,who wield the weapon which was fatal to their ancestors of old. K/tir.l;e'rl)ocl.'e't'. I'Vo.~2za7i’s Irtfluerzce —-Like the olive tree —-said to fertilize the surrounding soil-— there are some few ministering angels in female guise among us all and about our path, who sweetly serve to cheer and adorn life. Ouramusementsareinsipid unless they contribute to them; our efforts of noblest airi- bition feeble, unless they applaud-—its re- wards valncless, unless they shake them. There are, too, some rude spirits in the world, whose-bolder nature female influence admi- rably serves to refine and temper; and, per- haps, it is not an extreme eulogium of the poet—that, without that influence many a man had been “ ii brute indeed.” The con- currence of both sexes is as necessary to the pcrfcctirn of our being, as to the exist- icrice of it : Man may make ti fine melody, woman is also rt qnircd to make up harmony. Imlolerice.—-—lnconsistent soul that man is; languishing under wounds which he has power to heal ;-—-his whole life a contradic- tion to his knowledge ;--his reason, that precious gift of God to lllm-—InSI€tld ofpour- ing . in oil-—scrve but to sharpen his sensi- bilities, to multiply his pains, and render him more melancholy and uneasy under them ; poor, unhappy creature, that he should do so. Are not the necessary causes of misery, in this life, enough, but he must add voluntary ones to his stock ofsorrow; struggle against evils which cannot be avoided, and stibmit to others, which a tenth part of the evil they create him, would remove from his heart for ever? Sterne. Old lllcmbcrs of Co7igrcss.——-l\'lr. C. F. Mercer of Virginia, who has just resigned his seat, has been in Congress since l8l7, (22 years.) having been elected 10 times.-— Mr. Lewis 'Williams, of North Carolina, who is called "the father of the House,” be- ing the oldest incmber, was first in the House in 1815, twenty-four years since. Mr. John \V. Taylor, of New York, was in Congress 20 years; Mr. Newton. of Vir- ginia, 30 years; Mr. John Randolph, about 26 years; Mr. Macon, of North Carolina, 38 years; Mr. S. Smith of Maryland, 29 years; Mr. Findlay, of Pennsylvania, 28 years——the latter four in both the Houses. gives the origin of the petticoat story which is weekly blazoncd abroad in Loco-Foco journals. It is it pity to deprive them of their great argument against General Har- rison—butthcy will soon manufacture an- other quite as true, and as much to the point. Meigs, a number ofthe Indians who had left them came into the fort and stated tbata contract had been entered into between Proc- tor and Tecumseh, that as soon as the fort surrendered, which they considered inevita- ble, Harrison should be given up to the Iridi- ans, to be disposed of as they might see prop. er. Harrison replied: ‘Then Gen. Proctor can be neither a soldier nor ti man. But if it shall ever be his fate to surrender to me, his lite shall be protected, but I will dress him in a putticoat, and deliver» him over to the squaws, as being unworthy to associate with men.’ On this story, sir, was founded an infamous slander on Gen. Harrison, and a base insult to the ladies of Chilicothe, fab- ricatedby ii person whose name I will not stoop to mention, and published by the Ad- ministration press.”—IIm-tford Courier. Alarming Intclligerice.——A writer in Bos- ton computes thattherc are,30,000 persons in the U. States of the n:rme'of John Smith, and proposes that Congress transport all but 5000. The Poetry of Labor.-—-Labor isa system of contracts, bargains, imposing mutual ob- ligations. Now the man who, III working, no matter in what way, strives perpetually to fulfill his obligations thoroughly, to do his whole work faithfully, to be honest, not be- cause honesty is the best policy, but for the sake rof justibe, and that he may i*ender_to every man his due, such a laborer is contin- itallv building up in bimselfone of the great- est principles of morality and religion. Eve- ry blow on the anvil, on the earth, or whitt- ever material he works upon, contributes something to the perfection of his nature-— He ought to think of the benefit of those he works for, as well as of his own ; and in so doing, in desiring, amidst his sweat and toil, to serve others as well as himself, he is ex- ercising and growing in benevolence, as tru- ly as if he were distributing bounty with a large hand to the poor. Such a motive bal- lows and dignifies the commonest pursuit.‘ It is strange that -laboring men do not think more of the vast usefulness oftheir toils, and take a benevolent pleasure in them On this account. This beautiful city, with its hous- es, furniture, markets, public walks, and numberlessaccomrnodations, has grown up under the hands of artisans and other labor- ers; and ought the not to take adisiuterest ed joy in tbeirwor J _ _ a carpenter'_ or mason; on passtnz which be had retired, vrouldjsay to a_ ‘house hirriiielf, VVhether you sit down, lie down, read, write, ' T/re Petticoat Slorg/.— Judge Burnett thus I’ “After the enemy had retiredfrom Fort 3’ 7 One would_think that; @172‘ ‘This work of mine is giving comfort and enjoyment every day and hour to a family, and will continue to be a kind'l'_v-shelter, a domestic gathering-place, an abode of affec- iron for a century or more after I sleep in the dust ;’ and ought not a generous satisfac- tion to spring up at the thought? It is by thus interweaving goodness with common labor, that we give it strength and make its habit of the soul-Dr. Cfiamiing. Qua;--rels,—One of the most ens , the most common, most perfectly foolish= things in the world, is—to quarrel no matter with whom, man, woman or child; or upon what pre- tence, provocation, or occasion whatsoever. There is no kind of necessity in it, no man- ner of use in it,_and no species or degree of benefit to be gained by it, and yet strange as the fact may be, theologians quarrel, and pol- iticians, luwyers, doctors and princes quar- rel, the Church quarrels, and the State quar- rels; nations and tribes, and corporations, men,‘ women and children, dogs and cats, birds and beasts, quarrel about all manner of things, and on all manner of occasions. If there is any thing iii the world that will make a man feel bad, it is unquestionably a qttarrel. No man ever fails to think less of himsclfaftcr than he did before one; it de- grades him in his own eyes, and iii the eyes of others, and what is worst, blunts his sensi- bility to disgrace on the one hand, and in- creases the power of passionate irritability on the other. The truth is, the more quiet- ly and peaceably we all get on, the better; the better for ourselves, the better for our neighbors. In nine cases out of ten,!the -wiscst course is if a man cheats you. quit dealing with him ; if he is abusive, quit his company; if he slanders you, take care to live so that nobody will believe him. No matter who he is, or how he misuses you, the wisest way is generally just to let him alone, for there is nothing better than this cool, calm, quiet way of dealing with the wrongs we meet with. Front the New Haven Palladium. ; Giutttizwzcir, Ct. Dec. 30, 1839.--Oncdf my ncighbors,who goes down to the city once in a while, told me last week, there was a. going to be a shooting match up to Iltirlaern Christmas day, and as he know’d. I could shoot pretty much where I It ‘ole-d,,ht-thought I had better go and kill a few turkeys. Well, Iwent, sure enough. There was a slick talking kind ofa chap at the shooting stand, taking the money, and a dozen and a half city to lows blazing away as their turn came. round, at the head of in turkey, WIlIc’I3":he owner had tied to a stake, twenty five rod; ofli Ifa man hit the turkey it was his, and he had to keep on firing until he missed. The fellows hat fired two or three times a piece without hitting; and the owner was making money like any thing, when I step. ped up. ‘ Mr,’ says I, ‘may I have a shot at that are bird 2’ ' Jertainly,’ says he, ‘as many as you lease-—two shillings a shot.’ _ I handed him ti 25 cent piece, and cocked candle mould. The man WI!"-l(t’(I at the rest of the shooters, and they all laughed fit to split their sides. I didii’t say nothing, but I tlio’t may be you'll laugh out of t’other cor- ner of your month before I am done with on. ‘ I blazed away, and the ball struck about 20 feet short of the turkey. ‘I swow, Mister,’ says I,‘you don't set yourbird up fair——there’s a quarter ofa dollar gone—-but I don't care—may I shoot agin ‘I’ ‘ Fire away I’ ‘sbootas often as you are a mind to l’—‘ let brother ‘Jonathan spend his. money,’ they all hollerd and ‘shouted, So I fired agin, but didn't have any bet- ter luck. ‘ By gracious. Mister,’ says I, ‘this here \von’t never do for rue-—-I know I can shoot better than that—may I shoot out five dol- lars worth ’.l' He jumped at the chance. and I handed over a V on the Stamford Bank. ' Vow, Mister,’ says I, ‘perhaps I’llshow you what I come here for. Send a boy out to bring in the turkey, will you '1’ I fired, and over tumbled the bird. ‘Put us up another, quick, for lcan’t stay here all day. just to kill 20 turkeys.’ The man stared like a stuck pig, but it want no use. I fired twice and killed two more. blcd the turkey man._ ‘ Look here, if you'll clear out, l’ll give you back your 5 dollars, and 10 dollars besides.’ So I pocketed the rnonev, shouldered the turkeys and traveled. ' J. DooL1'r'r_u:. Elegant Compliment —When Fontenelle was niiiety-seven years of age, he happened to be in company with the young and bean- tiful ‘. ndaine Helvetius, who had been mar- ried but a few weeks. Fontenelle was al- ways a great admirer of beauty, and he had been paying the bride many compliments, as refined as they were gallant. When the guests were sitting down to the table, howev- er, he passed her, and set himself down with- out perceiving her. ‘See, now,’ said l\'Iadarue Helvetius, ‘ what dependence is to be put in all your fine speeches; Y0“ P355 03? b9f°f° without looking at me!’ ‘Madame.’ Said the gallant old man—‘ If I had stopped to look at you, I should never have passed on.’ Bayle, was recently, asserts the Courier do Bordeaux. delivered of a child. with three heads perfectly formed. In. this phe-porn:-.‘__ non it was remarked that the featureg_.qf_ga_'_i;h, head were different, cne -rcsemblin V tlieffg-.' thcr, another the mother, and the 't ii:d.« thq paternal grandmother. One had; dark another light, and the ihird 'de¢p'r_cd. , . j ‘ Too much bile in my stomach.’ as the to‘; kettle said when hgngipg. over}; hot-_fitc.y_,,_, ‘ A precious take in, by Jupiter l’ grum-‘ A young woman, in the neighborhood of .
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