Two_DoLLARsPER A
NNUM, PAYABLE
IN‘ ADVANCE.
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OFFICE WVEST SIDE_—'I‘I-IE BRIDGE—OVER HO"YT’S STORE
VOLUEIE XXIII.
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;, ‘JAMES REED, IR.
I '\"I‘El‘»l‘iIS.-‘-—'I‘\vo dollars per ainuuni, payable
*- iniall cases. quarterly in advance.
v. To subscribers who live out of the Carrier's
district and call at the Office for their papers,
- . i 2 -id in advancc——otiierwise
, /$1 5 per year, 2 ya _ _ I,
' 52 will be charged. Mail subscribers -3.2 pct‘
annum, in advance. No others attended to.
To co‘rnpanies of six. or more, rcceiying their
papers by mail, $51 50, pity/rzlvlc m rzrtttancc.
' Executor’s and Adininistrator’s Notices. 3
insertions,’ $l—Corrin'iissioucr’s notices, -S] 2:).
Yearly advertisers. one square, -$>'l.0>[ici‘ annnm,
payable quarterly in advance. 'l‘lI<_3 t'“"iif"El9
o yearly advertisersis limited to their own ini-
.' mediate business--extra advertiserneuts will he
, /gciiarged at the usttal rates. All otlier_atlvcrti::e-
merits at the rate of$1pcr square for 3 insertions.
and 25 cents for each subsequent insertion.
‘- All casual advertisements sent to this Office.
_must. be accompanied by the cash. Ito otlicrs
will be inserted.
"7J‘l©T“teitaUNTttNttol,lli
K 01-‘ ALL KINDS,
MEATLY EXECUTED AT THE GAZETTE OFFWE.
DENTAL NO TICE.
‘.7 ' OC'I‘.A.HILL,t.ha"kfulfortiicpatronagc
in he Iias 't‘OCt‘lV’.’?(l_ in his professioii during
12 tnonths past, in Norwalk. bcgsleave to in-
form tne public, that he still continues a i("\V
doors west ofthc Bridge, in l3urrall’s Biiildings,
where he will be iiappv at any time to see his
’rie‘nds. and answer all their calls in Dental
‘u'ro‘cr'. '
) lri=coi)'rttpt.ible teeth inserted from one to a
full set. Also, teeth Clt;f1tlSC(l. separated. ex-
tracted, &-c., and all those diseascs oftlio teeth
attended to, which, if SttlTet‘t‘(l to continue, arc
productive of so much iniscliiof.
, ' , T .
T_R(§fC‘I‘e7?CCS.—-Eti1Ci‘y Bisseil, bi. J. D.
? M‘Lcan, M. D.: Hort. lliomas I). Butler;
Hon. Benjamin lsrittcs. Norwalk. Nelicriiuili
Perry. M. D. Ridgrfielti. 11.13. Butsford. M.
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November '20, 1830.
1'' UR NI T UR 1:‘.
Tut: subscriber, grate-
ful for past favors, would
solicit a contiuuanceoftiie
sarne. lie is l1()\\'_ll‘l2lt]lt-
fncttiritig Furniture of all
kinds, and “ill keep on
hand. a go-')tl assortment
_,_~ - -_ , .. not to be cxcellml by any
-.''country establishment. Any kind ()l'.l.“tll‘ltlitlr.(3
/not on hand. will be made at the shortest notice.
_ A good assortment of CHAIRS will be re-
-':‘ ceiveil between this and the 1st of April, and
ivillbe sold cheap for cAsn. Don't forget ilic
pface, a few doors east of the Bridge. ‘
. , N. B. i All accounts due the subscriber to the
_' present date, must be settled without delay, when
such as wish,to, may have an opportunity to
begin a new score. _
. Also, for sale. a Horse Power, suitable for
cariying a lathe or saws, or both. It will be
solrl cheap, \-VM. A. B.-IRLOXV.
"Norwalk. Feb. 20th. 18:10. if 15
' 'l'Ii‘r; subscriber has putt.-tiasi.-ti
\ D_; Doct. D." P. Knapp, Dnnbury. Duct.
7 Howell Rodgers, Colchcstcr, Ct. \lVilliam '
’ .VVit.ter, M. D \Viili:im:in*.ic, Ct. 1
R013 T RY.
From the Boston Eisciiing C.-’uom'c.’c.
S T A N Z A S .
l\Iont'ii’st thou over tiiose hours departed
\-Vliicli lt£t\’CVIl€‘(l on rosy wing.
'\'\’iien the loved. the ;_Z(.'tttl(' iiearti-tl.
Bloonicd around thy iicin,r_:’s spring?
Si'ch‘st then for the frieniis that [‘it"t'lE-ilt‘tl
\Vliilc their hearts were fr:-sit and yourg;
-Forms that once thy bosom clierislictl,
SiuInb’riiig now the graves ariioiigl
Dost thou wccp, lone child of sorrow,
O’i-r the hopes that crs‘. were thine;
Looking sadly for the iiiorrt:-iv,
\VlIiclia,<1:Iitisii-'ill Itltlll1(‘t’Tl siiiriei
Is there nought thy. IE‘-flt‘SlCz‘ift ligiii:-ri,
Nf)tt,Ql)l can bid thy tears be dry?
' Noiigiit thy fading: hopes cart briglitcn,
Gentle child of misery?
Av i there is a home in heaven.
.\Vhc-re thy heart shall grieve no more-
Toispirits Such as thine. is given,
Rt-st upon that peaceful sliorc-4
‘\Vcep not tiien, sweet child ofsorrnw,
O’cr the hopes that erst were thine;
Czilnily wait that blessed morrow
\Vhich shall bid them brighter sliinci
F I am the .Ncw Yoifcrr.
BY C. DONALD i\i'Li.-ton.‘
\Vcll. Beqiity, since you \Vl~'il to part,
I bid you, oncr-\f'or all, 8/li(,‘ll.
Idon‘t intend to break my heart,
For such a girl as you. ‘
"llis true. \x e. swore ctcrnai love,
\V|ien the yotingltiiighiiig Spring ivas nc_v.',
But Vvilllffl’ stripp’<i the ii-at'r:i:ul grove.
And nipped our passions too.
Once on thy lipi niaile n \'t)\\'.
. .. . iie our ic.ir..s siiou t SC\ er,
'l‘li'it tlc'ith '-iio l -' " " ll '
But i(tS<Ptl it off zigoiii, and rimv
"l‘is quite as pure as ever.
Good-by.‘ niav you, before you've strrtveil
Ton far, find one wlio’ll lovc 5lti(_‘.(’I'f.’ly;
And I’ll go seeit sortie sweeter mziid,
And love iier-—jusi as do:irl_v.
A CALCUL.-\'t‘-ION.
Four hundred million iirontiis make up
The term of human life!
So oft man draws the air oflleaven,
In pain—in calin—in strife.
For three score. years his bosom sn c-its
\Vitli lirenth drawn carelessly;
Yet while he drains that meastiretl air
Twelve hundred millions die.’
Oh! think ye oftbe ror-kic:-‘s heart,
\\“'ho dare the stnitinz rod, ‘
'l‘hnt with each scorufnl breath xfe heave,
_'/’-'/rice .v_oul,'-‘ ,r1_7‘c C/tfffil (0 G03! .’
NE IV YORK RIIRROR
A Pomilai‘ (mil /i.ig.7il_i/ r-s/iwiic.-Z Rc,'in.ci'./cry
of Li.’c'i'rttt/-7'0 (I//I..'f t/i.it_fiii.c arts, cmbcZi’is/.t-
crl writ/i splcmlirl (in./Z cii.vt7;2/ ciigmi,-ings on
steel, co]);)i3i' and -7i:oo.'Z, ’lt‘t[/L ])0]7l1f(L7' Jlf’It--
sic m'i'a.2i.g‘ci'l for tire pi(L7z.r2foi'tc,
yiuliilisilcil tccc/riiy in tlic city o_/‘Nair Yor/.:.
P» EVV Siibscriiierswill be tiinrnislied gratuit-
tx ously with proofcopies of two oftiie most
nmgniilccnt C-n,r_ri'-‘ii’-'iii,r_>ts ever publislicd in this
ci~.iiut.ry, painted by Chapman, and cngrrivcti by
D.:ltfDTl,i); the first. b‘cing ti rcp_i'oseut:ition of
the “Landing of Columbus in the New \Vorld,”
_ .. . -
I‘ - all the interest of Munsoii l--lnyt in
- the ‘Marketing business, and will
.' ',‘* __- -.coiiimeiice runiiiiigtiic Sloop CIT-
' IZ-EN, from Iloyt’s.Lamliiig to James Slip, N.
- York, on Tuesdays, until further notice. anti
will take all ft‘t"i_2i]l. stnffoii reasonable terms.
,‘ Every exertion will be tirade to secure a portion
i _ I of public patronage.
' l.RLf6’TcIiCCS--CHARLES ls.-'..-tcs and Jou.\' S.
l , SAMMIS.' DAVID S. KNIGIIT.
" Norwalk. March 9, 1840. I
'-,‘\”' East side the Bridge, N0?"lt7(tf/l‘, lirti-ci’i 2.
THE EUl'tSCil')€‘1‘i]'t1S now
been in the Burougli for
16 months and takes picn-
sure in expressing his
gratittiiic to the public for
5 their very liberal patron
3- age, especially in the
WATCH REPAIRING
' part: of his business. He also solicits a con-
~tinuancé of the same, assuring the public that
’ my pa.i.ns.wi]1be'spared to do work of.al_l kinds
3; well, and his price shall always be satisfactory,
ntdin proportion to the quality and quantity of,
/'0 work performed. He would respecttuiiy -sug-t
gestzto persons who have been in the habit of‘
..1-‘~: -sending their work to N. York, that he has had
?‘C;~'"-‘ the advantage of the best ofwork in N. Haven,
, -sotthat he feels competent to suit all who may
' ' entfust work to his care.
' ...- _,16 CnA’s E. Drsiinow.
. -I CLOCK cf‘ IVA TCII REPAIRING.
. -'-‘J5, Tl~IE subscribers would
7 inform the public generati-
ly that they will give the
most careful attention to
the Repairing of Clocks
and VVatches. They feel
-_- . . .—- , very sure that they will be
able to give satisfaction to all who may feel dis-
-’ posed to patronise them. The price of cleaning:
‘ and warranting Vi/'atches has always been 50
cents, and that is the price now. Whenever
their work fails, or does not please the customer,
”_the money will be refunded. Every kind of
mending and jobbing will be done at short notice
,and oncheap terms. They enrgave Spoons,
' ,. Rii;Igs,Cof’fin Plates, Notary and other Seals"
' ‘and in fact almost every" kind ofengraving in ,
good style as can be done. Give us a trial. as
‘ LEVI CLARK 6.: Co.
Nor.walk, February 4, 1840.
.., ',HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE.
' A CONVENIENT two story house
‘ with aboutone acre of land, pleas-
antly situated at Fort Point, oppo-
. site the Steamboat Landing, Old
ell, is offered for sale.
Application may be made to JoNA'rIIAN
CAMP, Jr. Norwalk, or to the subscriber at 316
? Greenwich street, New York.
'. ’ NATHAN CAMP.
‘ New York,'March 2d. 18-'1-0. 17
AISINS.-60 halves and quarter boxes firts
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5.;-V.
s.
1' ' ' f sale by
mw1Wrmm®‘W ‘ouAs1sAAcs
as described by \Vasliinr_rton Irving; and the
second the “Landing at Jaincstotvn, in Vii'gin-
in,” as described by Pauld°.n'_*- Those beatitifiti
pictures are intended citiier flir framing or for
the port folio, and are puticiiiarly valuable, not
only as i‘i.ustrat.ing the writings oftwo crnincnt
authors by Amcricaii artists, but as pr3rpctti-'itii‘.-g
events in the liistnry ofthis country interesting
to every one of taste and refiuetnent, and to all
who feel a pride in tlir-ir iititivo land.
As a refined and eiegattt icpository of the
bclfcs lcttrcs, embracing every stibjcct within
the rrin_;ro of polite litcrtittire and the fine arts,
the New York Mirror has received the sponta-
neous and universal commendation, not only
of the press of the United States, but of Great
Piri-taiii.
CONDITIONS ——Tfie l‘i-‘lmnon is published eve-
ry Saturday, at No 1. Barclay-street., next door
to Broadway.- It is elegantly printed in the ex-
tra super-royal qtta.rto form, with brevicr. min-
ion, and nonparcil types. It is embellished
once every three months, with a SPLENDID SU-
PERROYAL QUAn'ro ENGRAVING. and every week
with a popular piece of Music, arranged for the
piano-forte, harp, guitar, etc. For each vol-
ume an exquisitely engraved VIGNETTE TITLE-
men, and a conspicuous INDEX, are t'uriiis1ied.
The terms are FIVE DOLLARS pcr annuni. paya-
ble, in all cases. IN ADVANCE. It; is forwarded
by the earliest mails to subscribers residing ottt
of the city of Nc\v— York. Communications,
POST PAID. must be addressed to the editor.-
No subscriptions rccivcd for a less period than
one year. -
fl:-P Post lllasters generally are reqttcstcd to
act as agents for the work.
0Q= Remember. all letters ordering the Mir-
ror. must contain $3, and be post paiti, and
that y -
{E25 The terms are riltoag/.9 in acltvancc.
FOR SALE. —
THAT well known Manufactur-
ing Establishment, located ahout3
miles east of the village of Ridge-
- field, kuow.n for many years as
“Ban/c's Factory.” Its situation being on a
fitie stream of water, near the Sugar Hollow-
Turnpike, is inferior to none in the county. It
is believed that the _public are so well acquainted
with the cstablisbnzent and its peculiar adapta-
tion to almost any manufacturing purposes, that
a more particular description is unnecessary.
For terms which will be moderate, inquire of
ABIJAII Risssnooiiz.
' WILLIAM HAwI.tsY.
Ridgefield, 12th Feb. i840. tflzi
FOR SALE OR. TO LET.
' TH E I-louse, Barn anti Land sit-
; uated iu‘VVilton. recently occupied
, by Lewis Arnold.
Also, the Store now occupied by
(SC Fitch. ‘
Also the Hat Shop now occupied by Lewis
Arnold. For terms, dz-c. apply to SAu’L F.
LAMBERT, Esq.Wilton, or totbe subscriber.
TIMO. '1‘. l.\’IE-RWIN.
Norwalii, March 3d,18/10. If 15
1 RHSCELLA
N Y.
C II I N A .
, This vast cmpirc, with its 300,000,000
and ttptvnrtls of iiiliztbititits, coinposiw: iie;ir-'
ly one half of the lino‘-.\'n popni-.iiion‘of thr-
world, is, as i‘eg:it'tls its connection with
Cvlreat Britain, and in tlic l20l‘fllt’tCl'Cl:tl world
gen-sin-il_v, an object of great itnercst at the
W70 find her not in the i.io_wci‘s of casi-
- zitnaid wealth and liIxnry—iti this proti':icted
ft-.-ist.-', nor at the social bozird. \\’lici‘c then
is her nbiditig place? with poverty sui'cl_v
she cannot dwcll—with pride site cannot
1'! :ii:ilgaitri:itc—aiid cartli born humility l.'no\\'s
her not. 'l‘lici'c are joys of earth, bu_t tiiey
are evanescent as the c.\‘ploding tnctcoi‘--
they are plcnsuics of sight and st-risc, but
present i'iioine.nt. A moroignot'ar'it, co\vard-
ly set of beings titan the Chinese do not ex-
ist. Tiiey, as :1 n.-itiori, are precisely what
they were a l.ll()ltS£1t']Ll _vc-ars ago, a set of
they soon liidi-——blossoii'is of l;-entity, but oh!
/ltO‘\V qtiiciy they \vl’iithcr—-dclights, btit tlicy
part with the passing moniciit; for the fair-
est flowers are those which soonest (,i(‘Ci|y,
slaves, devoted to t.hc capricc and will of
their sovereign. in ill(.‘l';tl.lll’f‘, arts and sci-
ences, models are fomicti every way com-
pfctc; and these were stcrcotypr-cl, that they
miglit St.‘l'\'C as guides to (7.11/ii./i.«i'c gt’}It?.”v'/Zi-
tio;-is. Such are lhc Chinese, the people of
thc “col-cs-ti:1lcinpirc,” with whom improve-
nieiits is a crime, innovation dcath.. Can
any one iznagiiie a more lamentable picture
of iiunicm nattire; and that, too, of nearly
oiic-i’i..-L/f of the population of the globe! V
Ofthc inincnsc multitude tvlio fortn the
“ Celestial Empire,” the “ Dtveilers rn the
\Vntcr” are not the least remarkable portion. '
it is not generally known, we believe, that’
along the shores of the l‘.l\’t;‘t‘ at C-tnton, tire.
a inultitiide ofsmull boats culled “egg-lioiiso
boats,” (from the i‘cscn'ibl:tncc of tlicir sli:-ipe
to the ltitttjlllttiitliil_St‘CllOl1 of an cggn) about
twelve feet long and six fact v-xi-.le, and so low
that 3. person can sc.-ii'ccly stand upright in
them, each ofwliicli is inhabited by a fanni-
ly ‘t('-/t(} /ta-cc 71-!’t‘z,’)' sctfoot an [anal I 'l'i.esc
are the “'Dwi=llei‘s on the \Vatr-_-1'.” The wa-
ter is the only source. from which tlicy dc-
rivc their iiiiserabic t’)Ottt'lSl’l.'t’t(.‘l1i.,fllitl that
‘.V£1lt:i', their source of notirishmcnt, is their
fnnl i'irstiiig' place! Tlic follotvitio‘ cxtnicts
will lL‘l. our i‘c:ir.lci‘s fully into the history of
tlicso Sons of Water. ~_
“S:tcii is tic nitihittidc anal ti-.‘ri,sity‘ of
these dwcllin,Q's in some parts, that they of-
ten conceal it large 5.‘ill'f.’tL‘.t-,‘ of the cienient on
wliicli they rest, arid -.ippt'at' ii.ii’nbictl togeth-
or almost in a solid mass. In other places
tliey are i‘cgui:2i‘l_v :ii‘t‘:itig’t'tl, with their sitlcs
coiitingzuoiis, au.i (‘.\'i.-"tt-il from each shoi‘c,so
its to leave uhoiit a tliird of the river clear in
the middle. (d"t'Oti!‘.S of them are often tie-l
tachctl from the lillltl. and inoorcd in :‘c_:1'ttlarl
rows, ai'i'ordiug the facilities of coininunica-
tion among tlicinselvcs, and preventing in-
t~ei'cotirsc witli the shore.
“Tito l;it.i_~. Dr. ‘.'l-irrisoii, in his l7ft’tl_l of
C/L.-iii/i._/iii‘ Pii.i/.o."-7,g'.?rri./ pii'i'p.o.~‘i:t.v, pttiilislied
at Mzc-Io, furni:'-zlics the following facts with
t'efcroncc to this curious i'ac_c:——'l‘lie Titia-
iron, or people \‘.'iit) live in boats, in this pro-
vinci-, are .'_?tit‘..-Titlt:i':_-tl :1 rlistinc-t rnr.-o, lvixncn‘
oi'i;,riii cannot be ti‘.ii:t~d; tisliing was origi-
nally their profcssion. In the fottrth century
they aii'totii‘ited to tipxviirtls of 50,000 boats ;‘
after Tang, (A. D. 031,) they wei'c nuinbeiccl
and taxed. I in 1370, they were united along
the sides of the river, and put under the
chargc of an officer milled Ho-po-so, ‘the
.-inclioiing place otliccr,’ and paid a tax on
fish. In ni:ii'i'i:ig‘c they made no previous
l)f’il'Oil'llllClll. 'l'iic titan who wanted rt wife,
plaiccd rt platter of str:iw at the end of his
not‘. and the female who accepted his offer,
did the srime with a l).',tSl{L‘i of flowcs, after
tvhicli they were unitctl in singin Q‘ bai‘barous
soiigs. Young-citing, about 1730, allowed
thctn to live on shore anti cultivate the land.
Poor people on shore still consider it degra-
tlltiq to nizirry with them.
Byn snitement ii'i:irle rt few years ago, it?
appcareil that the n'.iuibci' of fziiniiy boats
Slil)lt.'C‘.l. to an annual tax, in the vicinity of
Ctinton, is computot'l at fifty tliotisautl, exclu-
sive of ciglitceti tllOllS:1li(l izirger vi-sscls ply-
ing bcttvccti the city and Whampoa.
Ofall the craft of every description, there;
are very few destitute of shrines, images, oi"
some inscriptions, and the necessary appara-
ttts for their daily oi’fi_:i‘ings. Every morn-.
ing and evening, and at wliritevci‘ seasons”,
evils are deprecated, or special blessings‘
cravc.d, they fly to the altar, applya piece of
consecratetl paper oiled for the purpose, to
the burning lump or incense stick, and when
it blazes, throw it into the water, and bow to
and the lwigiitcst horizon often conceals the
cloud \\'lt_lCl) carries, the tcinpcst in its bo-
som. But for all tlics-3 tlisiippriiiihiir.-n's
there is it cui'c—atid we are asstiri:d that in
the deep fottmains of Christirin kiiowlcdge
we i'nri_\j yet find the licavcn born treasure,
that out of pure strcnins of l‘t“clt3C‘t1tlll‘.2‘ love
we may quail to satisfy, arid yet not tire of
their .ttvci-tncss. Tliere, lllt-‘D let its seek it,
if we. wish to obtain liappint-ss, let us si=ai'cii
for her in the fulfilment of mt‘.l‘;ti and reli-
gious cintics, in the iiduigcncc of that char-
ity which nt-vet‘ f.-iiicth. And in feeding the
liungry, clothing the naked, llSi'.‘l'lll'lg to gos-
pt-l wisdom, and iiiiptirting‘ iristi'tictioti_to lll('
iggiioiniit and unit-arneci we will doubtless
find this ‘pcai'l ofgt'cut price.’
T/zc fIist02'_.t/ of III/.721 (L/L Li;fc.—‘-‘loiv truly
tioes the _intti‘i'tcy of rt single day, its Cli:iti_;*cs
and its hours. exliibit. the l‘iistoi'y of ltunian
life! We rise up in glorious fl'C.~‘ltltt3SS ofn
spring inorning. Tlic dcws of niglit,’tliosc
sweet tort of na'.tii‘c, are li:it’igitig from each
bough and lL‘1:lf,ttl1’.l rt.-flcctiiig the bright and
t1l_\'3‘i2t(liitlf.‘S of the morning. Our lii~:irts
o.ri,- iiontitio; tvitli hope, our fratiics buoyant
‘.‘.‘ltll lli‘:tltl1. ‘.‘i"e see no cloud, we hear no
storm; anal with otir clioscn and beloved
comp:inious clustcriiig arotiiiil us, we Coin
tncticc our journey. Step by step, the scene
becomes tiioi'e lovely, hour by l‘.O'.il' our
hopes become l:irigl'iter. A few ofottr coin-
panious have (lropped atvay; sudi,lcnl_v we
have eiiti_ti'c-.l upon a new cotintry. _'l‘he
dcws ofthc nioi‘i’iit'i-g‘ are (?.\‘ll:tit'(l' by the for-
vor of the ii-oo.rid'a_',' sun; the" friends i.li."ti
stand‘ with us are (iisnppcaring. Some re
main, but their looks are cold and cstraiigctl ;
others have become weary, and have liid
down to their rest; but new hopes beckon
us on. The scene is more glorious and
l)l'l’lllt1l]l,» but the beauty and fi'e_sliiicss of
inoruiiig have faded, and forever. but still
our stops fail not; our spirits droop riot.
t‘-nwartl and on ward we go; the lioi'izoti of
iizippiness anti fame Tcccdcs as we advance
to it; the siiadows l)cgin to le-iir_j‘.licn, and
the chilly airs of. cvciiing are lISLtY‘pll't_g‘ the
fervor of iiootiilay. Still we press onward;
the goal is not yet won, the l!f1\'('t)‘l10i. yct
i'cac.licd. The bright orb of hope, that had
chcct'cd its on, is sinking in the west; our
limbs begin to grow faint, our licarts to grow
sad, we turn to gaze upon the scenes that
we have passed, but the shadows of ttviiigjlit
have iiitci‘poser.l their \'L'll between us; we
look around for the old and f‘.1ll’tlll€ll' faces,
the companions of our travel, btit we gaze in
vain to find them ; we ha vc o’utSti‘ippt‘.'l them
all in our race after plCi'tSt1l‘t‘*,t‘.ni;l the pliant-
tom yet llll(‘.;‘.tl_f_'l'ti, in a land of sti‘.':iigi_-i‘s, in
:1 sterile and iiiliospitable country, the night-
time of death, and weary and licavy lzidcii,
we lie down to rest in the bed of the grave.
Happy, thrice happy is he who hritli laid up
iti'casttres for himself for the distant and tin-
known to-ino1‘cotv.——Ro!)crt Iii. C/t-(I/I‘ff()‘/Z.
For the Norittut/c Gazette.
Tit my moast aflccics/iiinrtit tmicel r(z_t/tlin at
DOlUIn_g7IIfl.8.
MY EVER DnI.~‘.:-'. U.\‘Ki«:L:—-I lievlaitli
he.'ii'n sum foax tawkin about O,ucan Vick
Tory bcin mnri'cyi'.l, and sum so that hev scan
akkounts of it in the riuzc papers, and how
the gret tins in New Yawrk Silly Bra._7/ tid
hur weddin dii bi rosetin a hull ox, and that
a I‘r.fct.i‘c was oflered in sac-raflsc, and all such
big wurk. Now I aint willin tew blcave
.t\merikan sityzens wud so degrade them-
selves athout you sa tiz soc, and if you du,
tliat’s enuf, as I no you air Zlltl-£\'\'1‘tl.l’li.C(l with,
the imagiiiai'y spirit ofthe deep.”
Besides the population living in these
floating residences, there are many houses?
erected on piles, in the sti'eain, and extend-
ing a corisidei':=ible distance from the shore
opposite to Canton.
F1 out the Lair/_7/‘s Boo/c.
[1Al’l’ll\'l§S-S.
“Allis vanity,” said the Pteaciici‘; and
the hypothesis has been proved but too faith-
fully by every heir of mortality.
For myself, I have tried many things, anti
found them “worse than vatiity.” I have
uiingicd with the social throng, whose looks
picasure——-but with tlicml fotin=:l_ no such
guests. [sought then, a still more giddy
scene, wliere revelry and mirth, and dance
and song, promised their erijoyinents, or;
proclaimed their oi‘gies——and was it there .7"
Did happiness dcign to take up her abode
among them? The heart answers no!
In the sweet dells and vei'dan_t dinglcs of
my own quiet home, in the soft stillness of
twilight, in the blushing glories of noonday
in solitude or society I sought her, but a dim
shadow was all I could behold of what my
heart pautctl after.
Ag:iin——in the soft \vhispet'inf.__rs of hope,
in the gentle soothings of fricndsiiip, in fond
anticipations ofthe future, and brightening
retrospections of the past. I have been
rnomentat'ily cheated into the belief that
this rich valued gem was at last my own——
but the ignus fatus as oft eluded my efforts,
and mocked all my toils. Tell me then ye
who have indulged in these ti.--iy dreams of
existence, has your pursuit been as success-
full as mine? Does the phantom fly from
you likewise? Does_happiness elude the
told of happiness, and whosotongue spoke of‘
all the big foax and sicli. Dew rite soon
and hev ycttt‘ letter pttblishcd in that excel-
lent paper the Nawriclc Gazette, and then
ioax in thenz parts, and eanyniost all over
creaslitin will no atvl about this big weddin.
\Ve want tew no the truth, the liiiil truth,
and notliin onyjest the kicet‘ truth, and as
four: nozc you never rite nothin but truth, we
are anxyus to beer from you inimediatcly,
and licv you tell awl about it. I am desput
suwry tow trubcl you, as Ispose you are
busy at ‘SVushil'Itun among the 720 Bi/i't_i/,
while Kongress is sittin, but ralythe kriis is
an urge-.it un, as this \v.eddii'i tvurk in our
.bcluivid kuntri hez aulrcady brattt reproach
upon hur, as sum hev bin licarn ti-I sa:
This E ngiish iiuckelbery scrape,
Has proved Ameriky an ape,
grasp of all .7
And if you kan hcci‘ when the foax in York
air going to selibrait the lain the kawncr stun
of /icr Fnfrijcst-iz forts near the .A7:')'7tSl2£/EC,
pleas rncnshun that tti in your lCllCt‘, and
give us awl a chance to go. Pleas dew this
and oblige your aill-.cksliunait Nero.
Oi'z'.giim-Z rmccrlot-.’..s' of the late BI)‘. .Ta.rL-is.
—At one period of his life Mr. Jarvis trav-
eled westward; and according to his own
narration, stopped -of a night at a log house,
where he was, as is usual, hospitably enter-
tained. VVliile resting himself from the Et-
tigucs of the day, in an apartincnt that.an-
swered the double purpose of kitchen and
dratving-room, a pig made his appearance.
Jarvis watched his movements. The arti-
mai was evidently on a predatory excursion.
and as if in viiidication of the largest liberty
theory, insinuated his snout up to the eyes
in a jar of hatter which had been prepared
to supply cakes for the inorrow’s breakfast.
At this stage, the hostess came in. Seeing
..he whole head of the pig reekingin batter,
A ind being‘ \\'lll_]:tl unwiiiiiig to lose "so con-
siderabie a portion of_the prospective feast,
she lC:ttlgi'ii.- his SK‘.-‘ll‘l(‘Si1lp, drew him up to
the jrii‘, and ])_t't'f;)l-‘Ti'i(’(l an operation which
Jarvis (‘XPlflllIt‘d much b=.tti~r-witii his fore-
finger‘, than I can possiliiy.dii:sc'ribc with the
pen. ln,ili_'c nioi'iiitigEtlic paiiitcr was a phi-
loso;tlicr; he (lt‘ClZl red wiirin cakes to be a
very tinwliolcsotnc sort of food.
'l'lic iiotoriotis 'l‘om Paine was for sortie
time a sojoiiriii-r at» l\lr. Iarvis’s house.
'l‘lioiigli a pi‘.llOSOplit"l' and a poet, (his ntuse
(l('SL‘l‘V:'S a tribi:te,) Mr. Paine was: i‘cuiai‘l.'ri'-
bly ('ai'elcs.: of his appeamncc. He came to
the l.-rt-:.il.'fiistt;ible one ii'ioi'ninr_~r, pi'obabl_v
after an llpl'OI‘tl‘l«iltS night, with his face smut
ted, and his hair astray. .Tiii'vis itnrncdiatcly
l)t-‘lli0tI£Ilti. himself of a i't-nit-tly. l--le arose
from the table. strode to the bi-ll, anti pulled
it in sccining fury. A shining Etliiop an-
swet'cd the suminons. “Tutti, _vou rascal !”
lllUtttl(‘l't‘Ll the rzinster bf the lioiisc, “why
iia'.'c’nt you c.irrii-ti water to Mt‘. P-.iiiic’s
roorri this inornin}: ? Go, do it at once! is
there no end to your iicgligeiicc ?” Tort‘.
would have 1'tSSl.'l'i.t‘t.l ’ iiiiiocciice; he
would have (lL‘('.l€li'(‘t'l that he had performed
his task with fdclitv ;' he would even liavc
appeal:-ii to Mr. I):lll'lf.'-ltlttlS(‘l.f; btit his mas-
ter ('X(‘i.'tlt'itf‘(l with ft--.ii-ful ciic-i'q_v, “ Not a
word, 'l‘om l Not. rt word. I say !
zit once i” Tito boy liastily retreated. The
effect of the l':i_nt xv‘-as astonisiiiiig; but the
l‘€‘.ft')l‘t't‘i it i "ll,1Ct.‘(I only tctnpomry. Jarvis
(‘l1L‘tCl.‘.‘(l his p:iri with the utmost gravity;
but \'.'llt"h nttertvards lic narrated it, laughed
pi’ocligiot:sly.‘
Vilitin in‘ New ()rleans, he was prosecu-
ted by ti lr:i:nc—rnakei' in that city for assault
and lmttt-Iy. To meet tiic daiigci‘ brought
ugniiiet. him. he wrote. rt potc to hit‘. ‘J
inclosiiio a bill for services i'viiilci'cil. Tit-at
O
gcritiuiiiaii :1ftcr\\':ii‘ds called upon l\’lt‘. G--—,
who (lt‘ft‘llt'l(-‘(l the suit, and inquired what
_lai‘\'is rncant by S:t_\'it)f, that he tvatitctl the
iiicni-y to pay for painting a ni:in’s nose too
l‘I.'Ll. A l:1tl_L'l] was iri‘esistiblc: he had given
the imin a blooily iiose;
his
in’(Ell-.3/l.‘7“I'i’(,.§" Q/l 't‘.’:t't'¢'[ 'i)oi.=~cr.-—./it not tin-
coininori ciiiise of loss of vitzil powers is the
voting‘ sltwpiiig with the aged. Tliclfact,
l‘iowevct' explained, has been long rctnrtri.'ed
and it is \\'(‘”l known to every tit'tpi'i-jiidiccd
oliscrvci‘. But it has l)(‘C'l] most unaccount-
nlily ovcrlooki-d in tilt)‘ icino. I have, on
sevcrzil occasioiis, met with the counterpart
of tho followiut_;‘ case :—-l “'85, at few years
since, COllSlllit.‘lv about a pale, sickly, and
thin l.-ov, of about five oi‘ six years of age.
flu appt'at't~tl to lmvc no specific riliincnt, but
ilic-re was a slow and .i'e'inai'lr:'ihle decline of
flesh and strcngtli. and of the etiergy of all
the fl.1ll('tlOllS-——\\'l):1l; his mother very aptly
termed a gradual‘-bligiit. V./tftcr iuquiriiig
into the history of the case, it came out that
he had been a robust and plctlioric child up
to his third year, when his graiidinotlicr, a
very aged per-son, took him to sleep with
her; that lit‘. soon afti-rwards lost his good
looks; and he had continued to decline ever
since, notwitlistiindiiig iricdicinai treatmc-nt.
Idirccted him to sleep apart from his aged
parent, and pl'CSCt'll3t‘tl toiiics, change ofair,
etc. The recovery was rapid. it is not
with children only that tlciiility is induced
by this il10tl(_‘. of al:-strncting vital power.
Young fCtltfllt‘S, married to very old men,
stiffer‘ in a siinilzir in:itinei', though not to the
same cxtciit. 'l’lit‘s_c facts are often wcil
knotvri to the aged themselves, who consider
the iiidtilgciicc fzivorztiile to longevity, and
therefore often illustrate the selfishness which
in some persons lt]Cl‘C‘.1St‘: with tlit:-ii‘ years.
Those in good licalth should never sleep
with sickly [)Gl‘SO1‘_S.
Ya.-i/rcc Courts/i.ip -—Jonatlian Dnnbzitlier
saw Prudence Feastall at meeting. Jo-nathan
Sltllt-"fl up to .l-)t‘lt{lL’nCC arter inc-ctin_r_jr, and she
a kinder 0' sidlcd off: He went closer, and
asked her if she would accept the crook of
his elbow. She resolved she. would, and
plunipctl her arm right at-rotind his. Jona-
than felt allovcrish, and. said he lil-:ed the
text———“Scck and ye shall‘ lint,” was pi‘ctt.'y
good readin. Prudi;-ncc hinted that “Ask
and ye shrill receive” was better. Jonathan
thought so to, but this axing was a puzzler.
A fcller was apt to get into a snarl when he
axed, and snarling wa-rnt no fun. Prudence
gtiessed that Siffl\\'l)Cl'Tlt’S and cream was
slick.
as Pru’s lips. “ Now don't,” says Pro, and
she giv .Tonatlian’s arm an involuntary hug.
He was a lectlo startled, but thank his farin
wanted some female to help loolrtarter the
house, Pru know how to make a- tale good
break. “ Now don’t,” said .I)l’t.1. “ If 1
should?” said Jonathan. “ Now don’t,” said
Pftt.‘ “May be you tvotildii’t?” and Jona-
than slink iii]. over, and Prudence replied,
“ if you be coinin that game you’d better tell
my fcvthcr.” “ That’s just what "I warn,”
said Jonathan, and in three weeks Jonathan
and Prudence were “my old man” and “my
old woiiian.” ‘
Znar, in Ohio,. was settled by :1 Company
of Gerirtans‘ who puttheir property into coni-
mon stock, with a patriarch at their heiid.-—
They crime over and pt1l'(‘.l)'.tSL‘.tl the _to\\.'n-
snip about 1820, One of the conditions of
the compact was, that no one oftlie associ-
ates should inaitry until their" :lfiltll'S had ar-
rived at such a state ofniaturity that the pa-
triarcii should think it C*.\’[’)C(ll'.‘nl. to t'emove
the 1‘CSlt'Zlll)i. in the space of fifteen years,
tlicv hail built a" town, ('Ulil'\':lit.-‘fl giirciens
and‘ fields, erected a church, and mills &c.—
Of scliooihouses they had no need. for there
was not a child in the town.\ A gentleman
who spent a Sabbath with them in 1834.
says the patriarch, then about seventy years
ofage, read a portion of the Bible, and then
delivere-.1 an address, in German of course
The music was very fine, and accompanied
with ailsorts ofinstrutoents. The company
Mind me ‘
Jonathan thought they warnt so slick .
» ‘
"consistel of about two hundred and fifty
meu_ and a still l-:Ii'ger number of women --a
There was no reason to doubt that the agree-’
ment. ofcriibacy‘ had been fiiithfnlly kept- ‘
but about a‘ year afterwardls the patriarch re:
moved the restraint, and was one of the first
to use the liberty he had granted.-
Joumal of Commerce‘.
. Czzrc for Dtsconlent.—-'I‘here was an
ltaii-an Bishop, who but struggled t-hrougli)
great difficulties without repining,-and who
met with much opposition in the discharge
of his episcopal functions, without ever be-
traying the least impatience. An intimate
"friend of his, who highly admired‘ those vir-
-tues, which he thought" it impossible to imit-
tatc, one day asked the pr:-late if he could
comniunicate the secret of his being always
easy. “ Ye-s,” replied the old man, “ [can
teach you inyseci’et,and with great facility;
_‘it: consists in nothing more than making 8
riglit use of my eyes.” His friend, begged
him to explain. himself. “ Most willingly,”
returned the bishop. “In whatever state I
am, I first ofatl it ok up to Heaven, and re-
ini-mber that my principal business is to get.
there. lthcn look down upon the card!!-
and call to mind what a small place 1 shall
occupy when 1 come to be interred. 1 titers
look abroad into the world‘, and observe what
multitudes are there, who are,.in all respects,
more unhappy than myself. Thus I lisaru
\‘.’l‘.(*t'E’- true happiness is placed; where all
our cares must end; and how very little
reason I have to repine or e‘orriplain.,
Every thing in England now is "‘a in
Prince Albert,” from locomotive steam en-
qiocs down to mouse traps and penny whis-
ties. in the windlow of a cheap dirty‘ cook?-
shop, in the vicinity of \Vhitechapel Church,
is a paper displayed, setting forth that “Hal-
bcrt soopc tuppensc hapermy a pint,” may be
li:i'd withii-"n. In one of these by-streets run-
ning from Iloundsditch to Petticoat lane, an:
enterprising: suga r-plum and‘ bull’s eye man-
t1fa1('lt.tl't‘l' atlvcrtiscs "Albert lollypops two a
pcnn_v,”and in the Btthnal-green road-,~one
.Tert.-iiiiali Riggs, a poetical barber, exhibits
a flaming playcard in his window, surmount-
ed by the‘ royal arms, with the following?
choice nn'l iinpo-rtant:innounceinent—“Gen-
-tlcmen’s hair cut and: ti‘rc-ss!-ti‘ a la Albert,
only tnppencc; ladies ditto a it Reine. 3d.
The best Ailbert’ hare hile only Oil. :1 bottle."_‘
IV/Lt’); to fall in lnv'c..-——The ccfcbriited
Cobhi-tt fell in love with the LacI_l7/'wli‘o after-
ivai-ds l)t‘C:tlTl€‘ his devoted and most‘ faithfiitsls
wife, at the wash to-b,-wl"ierrsl'ie was engaged
-Zlfi wri‘n_giiig clothes. " That’s the girl for
me,” s:iid he; and after the proper prelimi-
ti2:ll‘lt‘.S site became his bttrothed. If our
ff/i‘(Zf_I/ bachelors would find ‘real la‘dics for
wives, let them go out into the country, and
take a peep over the fences towards the close
:of the day; they may be sure that thefi-rsti
-unmarried damsels whom they see seated on’
a tiiree-legged stool beside the gentle cow,
mildly and affectionately saying. “ so, mully,
so,” are the very ones, above all others, to
make deserving men proud and happy in
their choice of a companion.-—li1a.ine Culti-
valor.
A iVoman’s Aaili.-antagc:s.——A woman
may say what she likes to you, without run-
ning thc risk of getting knocked down‘ for
It.
She can take a snooze after dinner,_, while-
hcr husband has got to gotto work.
She c:in'dt_'css herself in neat and tidy cali-
cocs for a dollar, which her husband has to
earn and fork over.
She can go forth into the streets without
being invited to “ treat.” at every coffee
house.
She can paint her face if it is to pale, or .
flower it iftoo red.-
Siic can stay at home in time of war, and’
wed again if her husband is " kiit.”
She can wear corsets if too thick, and
.other fixins if toorth-in;
She can eat, drink, and’ be merry, with
out its costing her a cent. ,
She can get divorced" from her husband
when ever she sees any one she likes bet-
c-<;’ ~.
And she can run liiin in debt until he
warns the .public by advertisement noryto
trust her on his account any longer.
N. 0.. Sun.
A countryman lately, with his great coat
rolled up under his arm, on his way to the
fishing landings, after breakfast. had some
C'.ttl'l0S'ily to see the famous East Room ofthe
Presidci*it.’s‘I-louse, and its mirrors of barn-
door size, when ringing the bell,. a prim
white English waiter in attendance, came to
the door, and seeing that only “one of the
people” on foot was there, slammed it in his
face, after saying, “ You had. better come at .
seven o’clock; the President’s rooms are not
open for visitors till ten in the morning;”.
wlieretipon the "farmer turned upon his heel
and significantly replied, “I’m thinking the
President's House will he open- before day,
on the 4th of March next for every-‘body; for
Old Tip is a mightycarly riser, and was
never yet caught napping. and does’Iit allow
serfs to be insolent to freemerx!"’-Modi-
soniaii.
Coming Round.--“ It looks rather blue,”’
said a distinguished friend 0fMI‘- Van Burfn‘
“ Yes rather," said the little great man, “but
it will come round by and by.” This abi-
ding faith of the President of the party, re-
minds us of the drunkard going to bed:
_u Why don't you get into bed,” says his»
friend. “ \Vhy wh——wait a minute; I'll
get in directly; its coming round.” f‘ NOW.-”'
resumed the drurikard, making a dive head
forernoslt to. the floor." "\LVell I failed’ in
that experiment; but wait a rriintI16- "9 °.‘?'"'
ing ‘round again.” Dive again. Tins tzma»
‘/ze desired out his bmins.--N- Y» SW73 _ ___
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