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DENTAL NOTICE.
OCT. A. I-IILL, l.l'l3."l<lfl.ll forthe patronage
he has received in his profession dui-tug
12 months past, in Norwalk, begslcavc to in-
form tne public, that he still cuntiiiues a_ few
doors west of the Bridge, in Burrt_i.ll’s Buildings,
where he will be happy at any time to see his
friends, and answer all ilicir calls in Dental
Surgery. _
liicorruptible teet.li inserted from one to a
full set. Also, teeth clcaused. Separated. OX-
uoomd, &c., and all those diseases ofthe teeth
attended to, which, if suffered to continue, are
reductive of so much mischief.
Refcrenccs.——Emery Bissell, M. D.; J. D.
M‘Lr:an, M. D.; Eon. Thomas B. B itl_er;
Hon, B-znjaniin lsaacs, Norwalk. Nehemiah
Perry M. D. Ridcrcfield. R. B. Botsford. M-
D,; 'f)oct,. 1). Pi: Knapp, Danbury. _Doct.
Howell Rodgers, _Colche_stcr‘, Ct. William
VVitter, M. D. Wilhamantic, (..t.
Nm'eii'il,)er '20, 1539.
LOG CABIN HARD CIDER
CLOCKS.
THE subscriber has new Clocks fro_m $4 to
$8, and warrariierl. Also. Sl"30l1S-€1$l"”“
as coin, or no sale. Spectacles, Thimbles. Pen
Knives. Combs, Looking Glasses and Watches.
Jewelry, dze. cheap for cash. ‘East Side the
}3,;,lge_ C. L. IDISBROW-1
1‘{,')f\v3lk' I_W?lTCll Btl, jg '
TIPPECANOE r_;LocKs.
‘, ARR.-\N'l‘ED to keep ttttic in all weath-
' er, and under all circuiiistaiiccs, having
been proved and found honest and true. They
are all the go now, and will he lortlie next four
years. LEVI CLARK 65 CO.
April 9, 18-10. ’
WlN'l‘!L‘.R. STRAINED SPERM OIL
1.‘ a spuperior quality, this day received
and for sale cheap by E. 6: W. ls. BISSELL.
April. I l8~'l0.
ll/‘H1 TE LEAD.
T0,—1 and extra White Lead, at a reduced
R price, for sale by the subscriber.
Tiios. L. PECK.
Old \/Vell Landing, April 14,1840.
C11‘ if'.'AP FOR CASTI-
gg YARDS bleached and on-
E hleaclied S_hirting, smooth, hea:
V5» and even, at the low price of six and a quar
‘er cemsper yard’ [01 Sal'il‘iifbs. L. Pl-SCK. j
2;
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22
Old VVell. April 1-1.
DEML IGUS ROTTEN STONE.
FIRST rate article for polishing Silver.
. Brass. T-in, Steel, &,(3, (Sac. in boxes by the
gross, tluzen or single, for sale by S'1‘EPl!l-ZN F.
l\lii.r.s and CHARLI-ZS ISAACS, Agents for Nor
walk.
Ntirwallt, Feb. 21st. I8-ll). 15
CUTLERY, JE IVELR Y. (S-6.
I-IE subscriber offers for sale avhandsome
assortment of Razors, fine pen and pocket
Knives, Scissors and Shears, silver Pencil
Cases. silver Tliiiiibles, Breastpins. Ear Rings,
Finger Rings, Brushes and Combs ofeyery va-
riety, Stocks of every style and quality, silk
Pocket Ilandkfs. and Cravals. Suspenders. P51“
per Hangings, Bellows, Tea Trsys, Pins, Nee-
dles, Threads, Tapes, 51-0-
Joiirr W. TAYLOR.
\Vestport, April 28. 1340. , .24
Sf-;',P NOW IS THE TI]lIE FOR
BARGAINS! ‘
TEVENS 66 CLOCK have this day re-
ceived an unusually large assortment. of
Spring DRY GOODS, which were purchased
for cash at the lowest rates,‘aiid will be sold for
cash at prices lower than ever were known be-
fore. This is no puiI—call, examine, and sat-
isfy yourselves, and as an evidence that the
‘ goods are cheap, they will state the prices of a
few articles. viz. 1 yard wide unbleached Mus-
lin, ofa ‘prime quality, for 6 1-2 cents the yard;
good calicoes for 4 1-2 cents the yard; and for
6 1-2 cents they ‘have a prime article, and for
12 1-2 cents they hate as good a quality and as
good colors as any body could desire; bleached
muslins, that are as good as we have formerly
sold for 14 cents, they now have for 9d the yd ;
plain and figured Silks, about 20 per cent less
than usual, and a very large assortment too;
Beverteens and Bang-up Cord, cheap as could
be desired, together with it. great many articles
which, if we should name the prices, purchasers
might think thev were so cheap as not to be
worth purchasing, when such would not be the
case. You must call and look for yourselves.
April 22. 1840.
DRYGOODS ATAUC TIONPRICES.
To all who are in pursuit of Cheap'Gootls
will find a. lull spring assortment at the
Old Well Landing.
Tnos. L. PECK.
Old Well, April 14. g j 22
- GARDEN SEEDS. .
HE usual large and choice collection of
Garden Seeds. (warranted of last year s
growth,) for sale by '
Sugar Beet and Onion See
J. A. WEED.
d by the pound-
WALK GA zEijTE,
‘Z, 2:
I M is C E L L-A-N Y.
I"‘ro-m I/ze llIa_7/ 1('nt'c/re7‘l1orll.‘er. ;
RE1\'IINISCE_NCI3S'OF THE LATE
-I , - WA-R. S ' - ‘
degree’ of-courage in scvcraliof their obstinate
contests with the rriother_ country; but in gener-
atid ‘less finesse- A successful ruse de. gucrre
was it rare achievement; yet somc:it_nes signal
advantages we.re.obtained by an emulation of
the arts and cunning-ofour Gaelic neighbors.’
’ . Di-3 Roos.
V In thesummer of 181 l,_I was passenger
"in a ship lying at.Long Hope, in the Orkney
Islands, waiting for a convoy g,un-brig, daily
expected from Leith, in Scotland, to protect
us to the Baltic sea; The" dr-tr.-ntion of a
week swelled our fleet to about *.wcnty_vcs-
scls, of various nations, among which were
three or four Americans. Becoming impa-
tient with the delay, seeing no prospect ofa
speedy deliverance, and fearing the French
cruisers, which then infested the German
Ocean, we had no choice? but to "await the
arrival of the expected brig, or form a con-
voy of our own, sufficiently formidrible to de-
fend ourselves in case of attack. I’Ve deter-
mined on the latter‘; and a Yankee com-
mander ofa brig, which rejoiced in the se-
curity of fourteen wooden guns, and myself,
undertook the management. I/Ve selected
this brig as a look-out vessel, and a large
Ariierican ship, painted entirely black, as
our commodore, who was required to carry
by day a large red flag at the main, and it
lantern at the peak during the night.
Our next difficulty was to obtain signals,
to inform the fleet from time to timg of the
intentions of our commodore. This ctitised
some perplexity; but my Yankee friend
and myself, after some deliberation, contriv-
ed, with three pieces of di ercnt colored bunt-
ing, and the ensign and pennant, to form se-
verity-five questions and answei‘s, including
a few points of the compass, in our course
to Lcith.
\V-alking one afternoon on the highlands
overlooking the Pcntland Frith, 1 met a
gentleman, passenger in one of the vessels
forming our fleet, to whom I mentioned the
arrangeinent we had entered into, and exhi-
bited a plan of the signals. He examined
them attentively, was amused with the con-
trivance, and remarking that he had a taste
for painting, asked me if I had ever seen
the signals used by tire Britis/L mu-_7/. I an-
swcred in the negative, wishing him-to ex-
pla.iri.wlmt tlmy... worn . ..Wo pat down-, and
with my pencil, on the back of a letter, I
marked down. with lines and dots, used by
l']el'€tl(ll'y painters, each signal as he descrbed
them, including the compass-signals. .I nev-
er knew the name of this gentleman, but
presume he was a British naval officer, on
furlough. I thought no more ofthese signals;
but on going on board our ship, threw them
into my trunk, among various loose papers.
Our flcct sailed, making a truly formida-
ble appearniice, with our black cotnmodore
and his bloody flag, the look-out brig rang-
ing ahead, and sometimes far astern; and
our vessels, ofall nations, firing almost eve-
ry hour in the day, and running up and
down signals, by way of amusement. In
this manner we passed along the coast of
Scotland, within sight ofthe land, and some-
times stifficiciitly near to discover the towns,
observing, what we then considered remark-
able; that no vessels were to be seen, save at
a great distance, and those standing in for
the. shore.
Thus we continued quietly on our course
until the afternoon of the third and fourth
day, when our attention was drawn to a ves-
sel bearing down upon us. At the time, her
top-gallant sails were only visible, but soon
the top-sails made their appearance, when
our commodore run up the signal, ‘A large
mei'ch-tint-man ahead!” IjIaving charge of
our signals, and obsei'viiig that the stranger's
vards were very square, and her canvass
Eloy],-_ I answered, ‘A men-ofwar !’ Imme-
diatc preparations were now made for action,
by our fleet coming together, hauling up
courses. and taking in top-gallant sails; but
not a flzig was displayed, save the bloody
one of our commodore. In a short time the
hull loomed up,-and then discovered the ves-
vel to be it large gun-brig, displaying the
English flag; and if any doubts existed as
to her character,they were soon dispelled by
a heavy shot thrown ‘ directly across our
bows, when we hove to, as did all the fleet,
and displayed ournational colors. In a few
moments a boat was along-side, and the offi-
cer mounting the side-ladder, exclaimed, ‘ In
the name of heaven, who are you '.l’
VVe informed him of what the reader.al-
ready knows, and entering our cabin, ex-
lained ‘the plan of our operations. Being
one of those jolly fellows with which the
the British men-of-war then aboundcd, he
laughed heartly at the idea, helped us to fin-
ish a bottle of wine, and stated that the fish-
ermen from all parts of the coast north of
where we were then lying, had run into Ab-
erdeen, and reported an Algerine fleet near
the coast! This rutnor was transmitted to
Leith by telegraph, and his vessel was des-
patched to ascertain the cause of the alarm.
In bidding us good afternoon, he observed
that he would ‘ pay a visit to our commodore,
and simply request him to haul down his
red flag;’ adding, that we were sufficiently
formidable, without \It,’ to frighten all the
Frenchmen we might meet, before our arri-
val at Leith. Such proved to. be the fact.—
We continued our course, falling-_in with no
vessels, until_ we reached Leitb Roads, where
we were annotinced as a large fleet of mer-
chantrnen, under convoy of a United States’
gun-brig. '_ .. _
But the reader will naturally inquire,
"‘_ What has all this to do with the late war
with Great Britain!’ .To- which I answer,
‘ her signals, aud_ the
i made o-f them. -
~ ‘ The Aiiiericans certainly’ exhibited agood
at, on land and sea, they showed little training,‘-
tlizit-itis merely given by—'way introduc-A
tion, to- show how _I ,carri_e in ‘possession’ or
In _tlie summer of 1813, the frigate" ‘Pres-
ident,’ Commodore Rodgers, arrived in Bos-
- ton harbor, after an unsuccessful cruise.
T be‘ war was extreniely" ‘unpopular a-‘
mong the people, and-the uncha"rita‘bl'e por-
tion charged his not capturing any of the
enemy's ships, more to cowardice,_than. to
the‘ difficulty ‘he’ had‘ encountered‘ ‘in find-
ing -any thing worth'capttiring, that was-not‘
conveyed by a force superior to his ‘single,
frigate.‘ _ _ V,
For‘tli'e first time it "occurred, to me that
thesignals, obtained two years previously,
-might be of service to the cornmodore, in
decaying some of the cnemy’s vessels within
reach of his guns; and the thought no soon-
er entered. my mind, than Iisought them
to immediate execution. I drew a compass,
in‘ the centre of which was represented the
President, lying at anchor in the harbor, and
on the points, the thirty-two signals by
which the men-ofwar designated to the fleet
the course to be steered during the night, to
evade a pursuingenemy; below, Ipainted
the t_en numbers, represented by as many
flags, with two others, forming the ,afl‘ii'ma-
tive and negative. - ‘
I was not personally acquainted with
Commodore Rodgers, at the time, although‘
intimate with most of his ward-room oflicers,
by one‘of whom I sent the picture, with a
letter addressed to him, showing how the
signals were to be used, and observing, that
he should obtain the number of one of‘ the
largest class of the British frigates, and by
hoisting it when an enemy was in sight, it
would without fail decoy her within his
reach. ,
Meeting the officer intrusted with these
despatches a few days afterward, he inform-
erl me that the_,comrnodore, soon after he had
taken them into his cabin, appeared on deck,
apparently highly. pleased, and ordered one
of his warrant officers to have some blue
bunting painted black, very much to the sur-
prise of the officers, who could not conceive
for what purpose be intended it; but I was
satisfied that the signals were to be made,
one ofthem being black-and-yellow. ,
The ‘ President’ sailed, and I thought no
more of the affair‘, until some weeksafter,
taking up a newspaper, I therein saw it sta-
ted that she had talren the British. govern-
ment schooner Highflyer by stratagcm. ~
Soon after the peace. dining‘ with .Q'crrF‘
modore Rodgers, at'his' house in 'W3shing-
tori, he related to me the following circuitr-
stances, which I give nearly in his own
words. ‘ ' I
‘ 1 acknowledged the receipt ofyour’ letter,’
he observed, ‘and was determined to have
thesignals made on board, and to try the
experiment, none of my officers understand-
ing for what purposethey were intended. I
cruised sometime without meeting an enemy,
until one afternoon we fell in with a schoon-
er, some six or eight miles to windward of
us-. VVc hoisted the British ensign, which
she answered by displaying another, and at
the same time a signal at her main-top-gab
lant mast head, which I immediately discov-
ered was like one of those you had given
me. From the list of English frigates, I se-
lected the number of the ‘ Sea-Horse,’ one of
their largest class, and known to be on our
coast, and hoisted it. She bore down at once,
and come under ottr stern, I ordered her to
heave to, and I would send a boat on board of
her.
‘This order was obeyed, and I despatch-
ed a lieutenant to bring her signal-book ; en-
joining on him, and the crew, the strictest
secrecy respecting our character. He’ was
politely_ received by the captain, whose
schooner proved to be the ‘Highflycr.’—
Our lieutenant’s coat attracted his attention,
not being of the latest Londan fashion, al-
though the crown-and-anchor was on the
button; but casting his eyes on the frigate,
seeing the British ensign, and now and then
the red coat of a marine appearing above the
hammock-netting, his mind was apparently
set at rest.
‘The Lieutenant informed him that he
was requested to bring his signal-book ‘tiff
board the ‘Sea--Horse, in order to have
some alteration made, as there was a rumor
that the Yankee had possession of something
like the signals, and’ it was therefore neces-
say to change the numbers! This ruse
had the desired effect, and our lieutenant re-
turned with the book, which placed me in
command of the wit-ole com esponclence of the
British nrmg/. I then sent the gig for the
captain, requesting him to come on board.
and bring any despatches he might have in
charge. ’ .
‘On reaching our deck, he seemed sur-
prised at the size of the vessel, praised her
cleanliness, and the order in which every
thing appeared; admired the new red-coats
of the marines, and on being invited into the
cabin, handed me a bundle of despatches for
Admiral Warren, who, he observed, must be
within forty miles to leeward. ' I ordered
refreshments, and, in company with several
of my officers, we entered into general con-
versation. _
“I asked him what object Admiral War-
ren had in cruising in that heighborhood ?—
He said,. to intercept the American privateers
and merchantmen, but particularly to catch
Commodore Rodgers, who, he understood,
had command-of one of the largest and fast-
est-sailing frigates. in the American navy l'--
I inquired of him what kind of a man this
Rodgers was, and if ever he had seen him?
He said no; but had understood that he was
an odd character, and devilish hard to catch.
abruptly put this question to him— ,
“ ‘ Sir. do you know who.-t vessel your are
on board of?’
NORVt7Al_Il‘{
‘ use I subsequently
After conversing on several other subjects, I
-.5x
"his"Majes'ty”s ship Sea‘-Horsc'_i:’~ .
,"‘ Then, sir, -you;;lab,oi: _urider.a:grea__t "mis-
take. A You a.re,o7g._.bo¢z.,i‘él I/ie ,U1tited,States
frzgate Présidérrt. -a'7idfI am .C’o.in,mi.odore
ofrl e1's,at._g;ou"rsem:ice.’ ,5 _. ~
he d.-y-ing dolphin; never, assumed a
gr'ea_ter_variety of colors,,thao 'd;d‘.,h;-S pom.
fell‘ow’s_ face. " Sir,’_ "said he," ‘you are dis-
to be humorous, and must be joking!’
fl assured him, it was_n'o jolke-;'arid to satisfy
him on that head, handed him ...my commis-
sloit. At the sonic moment the bandstruck
tip “ Yankee ,Doodle‘,',,on our quarter deck,‘-
‘ on teaching which, heislitvithe American
en‘s'-i*grl"flying, the ‘red c-o-.it.s- of the marines
turned blue", and the crown-iind anchor but-‘
ton njetamorphosed into theeagle. ' i i _ ,
‘‘.'I_'his affair,’ observed the commodore,
‘ \v,d’§‘i>'f immense im"portance'to‘ our courit_r,y.
lVe obtained infullthc British signals,.;'_tlie
from among my papers, and put my plan in- Loperetions of -Admiral Vlfarren, by the non-
receipt of his despatches, were Clestroycdifor
theseason; audit probably-savcd..the frigate, ’
forthe course’ I was running. at the time of
my"‘fa*lling in with the I-lighflycr. would
have brought me into the midst of his fleet
Clt..ll‘i’l'l’g the night.’ G. B.
From the New York Morning Clnonicle.
THE WEA.THER—THE LADIES-AND
’ THE -NEXT PRESIDENT.
’ Iriitbis variable, changeable, miserable, con-
surriptive,’ wretched climate, a- fine, clear,
pleasant day is as “a -green spot in the desert,
cheering the heart of man ;” and we should
be :thankful for such a favor, for it is not
often we are troubled that way north of Mn-
son’s—tind' Dix’on’s line, _until near the ap-
proach of May. Yesterday was a day to
make one forget the ills and grievances one
encouriters in this bank note world—-to make
one feel disposedto offer upthanks for being
permitted-, predestined and allowed to walk’up
and down the grand promenades ofour city,
snti-fling up and snufling in the pure, unadul-
terated, fresh, invigorating, balmy air. The
day was indeed glorious. Broadivay was
througed with angelic, lovely, and loveable
creature s. One fair, sweet miss, apparently
in the latter part of her teens, whom we en-
countered near Chambers street, upset—reg-
ularly spilt-—the current of our thoughts,
andtook us all aback. She was of the So-
phia Western style of beauty——.real flesh and
blood, and plenty of it. But: she differed from
ophia in one particular. Miss Western
was taI!—that is, of a respectable height-—
and-‘ at, whereas our beautiful tinknown was
1,.-sec ud’p'Iulnp." We own to the ‘soft im-
p ‘ ent: - 'Tii.‘z's is our standardby which
wavy dgfiferqaltc]: beapiy. d d _ f
e ire it e gir s an we a mire at
girls, and we admire women with souls as
much as other folks do ; but we confess we
likeagood, thick, substantial covering to
thent. Tl(;em’s our sentiment? St(r1cet love,
or street a niiration, is not of orig uration.
I/Ve are intoxicated and sober:-d again in a
moment. The noise of cabs, carts, coaches
and vehicles of all sorts and sizes, murders,
destroys, and smashesthe finest feelings of
ournature. Bv the time. we reached the
Masonic Hall, and caught a glimpse of Old
Tippecanoe and his log cabin, we had proved
faithless to our fair friend; she was forgot-
ten. Ta1l.'irig‘..or rather writing of Tippe-
canoe, puts us in mind of an adventure, or
anecdote, or anything else the reader may
be pleased to term it, which happened a few
years since.
VVe had occasion, about that particular
and indefinite period, to pay a visit to Citi-
cinnati.’ On board of the steamboat Patrick
Henry, on our way from VVheeling to. the
city of the Porkers, we became slightly ac-
quainted with one of the passengers, who in-
terestcd us at first sight. He must have been
some sixty years of age, for his hair had that
pepper and saltappearance usual to that time
oflife. His eyes were the most pleasant
part of his countenr-.tnce—-—full of intelligence,
decision, and yet good humor. His frame
was that of it muscular, strong, hardy man,
who had seen service, and was still able to
make a good. fight in case of necessity, He
was very plainly attired-—almost singularly
so. His nether part was adorned and en-
cased» in a pair of Kentucky jeans, and a fus-
tian frock coat,‘tvoolen hat, and a pair of
cowhide boots completed his habilments.
Such was the man we brushed up acquaint-
ance with. We conversed on the great lead-
ing topics of the day, and were struck with
the good sense, sagacity, and penetration
which pervaded the old gentleman’s remarks.
He expressed himself modestly, yet with
firmness and decision; and as his conversa-
tion was seasoned with anecdotes and tales
of by-gone days, illustrating some new pro-
position he might offer, he never failed in
having a ready or an attentive listener. Otir
curiosity was excited." Who. could he be ?
Our down-east manners and peculiarities
we had partially laid. aside after we had
crossed the Alleghanies. To cross-examine
the old gentleman as to his name, wherea-
bouts, and occupation, was totally out of the
question, Vile consulted the register of the
boat, but could fine no clue to his name.
The captain was not acquainted with him.
Who could be be .7 H The steamer was abreast
of Licking Rivenfand rounding to, We be-
came desperate. Mentally pitching good
manners out of the way, we stalked up to
our new, old friend, and shook him by the
band-—-spoke of the pleasure afforded us by
his society, etc. told him -our namekand re-
quested the honor of his company to dinner
rho-ensuing day, at Garretsonls Exchange
Hotel. It had the efiect of drawing him
forth—of unbosomfng himself. Tp eat din-
ner with us was. out of the question, as he
was to ]eave‘,tlie city that day. " But,” said
he, g-iving_'us-a hearty--shake of the hand.
while a smile lit up his hori_est.face_, “ if I
cannot partake of your hospitality, it does
not follow that you will refuse mine. Come
I '”"'.'i "_ yes; sir,’ iboairdi‘
_ I
- ‘,
land ‘see ‘me before you; leave, and ‘stay as
long you li'l.'e.. 1 residoat North Bend, .on-
l_y a-fe,w;miles,from Cincinnati.” » "
‘.‘-_Y_ou.l‘» place,”_ we ans‘vvered, ’ " may he
easil_v_.and speedily fQtlnCl;,l)ut‘i'r'li81 name
niustweinquire for ?” '
“Youwill have no dlflicullyjin finding
me out,” hereplied with a knoivihgfloolr;
"most. of my neighbors are acquainted .with
me‘; and probablyyou. may have heard of
.,m_,_e_b.e.f0.t‘e this. My name is IVl,LL!-ADI’ H.
'H“¥Rf1‘$0N-ll’ — r . ’
ScAxDA_r..—- Victoria and Prince Albert.
From the New Orleans Picayune :
- ‘It ‘is said that Albert and‘Victoria have
already had a quarrel. By an epistolary fa-
. vor from one of the royal household, we
learn the following particulars. It seems
that the‘Prince accideiitallytrod upon one of
.Victoria’s toes, upon which the Queen gave
the royal Albert _a shove, and exclaimed, ‘
" Ah! you brute~l”’ ' " '
The Pritice made no reply, but with "great
unconcern .ivallrcd"aivay with ‘ his"hands
beneath his coat tail. ' ~ " -‘ ’
Presently -he received a note by a page,
requesting his immediate nttendzince upon
her, to" which he returned a written answer,
-respectfully declining the invitation, and
signing it “ T/re Brute!” ' '
He was instantly visited byythe indignant
Queen, who placed ‘herself before him, with
arms ti-léimbo, and, without ‘speaking, com-
menced distorting her‘ countenance, and
making frightful faces at the Prince.
Albert sat for a few moments, whistling,
and then~said with great coolnes-'.
‘-‘ Is your Majesty afllicted with come .7”
"Uin—um—utn--um-—um,” exclaimed
Victoria, curling up her nose, and project-
ing her; under lip at Albert.
Hereupon the Prince rose,-ptit on his hat.
and walked out. Since then not a word’ has
passed between the royal pair, and it is said
that they occ.upy'distinct apartments, and
eat at separate tables.
A poetical d.'sc'ript-ion of a Nate/zc:: beau.-
tg/.—-A philosophic fly stood on the long pen-
sile lashes ofthe “ Natchez Beauty,” and
gazed into the eye which they shaded. At
first he thought it a volcanoof fire. lts dark
deep waves were troubled, and shot flashes
of liglit that made him treinble, although
they neither scorched his wings nor the silk-
enlash on which he stood. I-lo loolre:l again,
and a dreamy haze, soft as the iiightfzill or
balmy Italy,c:ime over the troubled orb. The
fly gazed in and loved the Paiphian mirror,
reflecting a heaven of deep sivcirt peace.
Again the fly saw the pearls of the soul, dis-
solving by soine tender sympathy, and cha-
sing each other in stiffusing gushes down a
check pale with emotion. Into those pear-
ly waters the fly dipped his wing and flew
away to hide the precious moisture among
the tints of the_raiiiboiv. '
Ariwrican Tra.r.'efers.—The London Athe-
neuni in an article on this stibject, says.-—
" Whether like Messrs. Willis, - Fay and
Thatcher, they move about pr-nciling Euro-
pean scciety and distinguished persons, or,
like Mr. Stephens, they interweave the inter-
rest ofthcir personal adventures wi*h the dis-
tant but not dim associations, which hollow
every inch ofthe eastern land, 01‘ like Irving.
they bring tolhe old country ripe scholarship
ready to appreciate, and poetical enthusiasm
waiting but to be kindled, the Americans are
among our pleasant:-st travelers.”
Conmtbictt Bra--vcrg/.——As a newly married
couple front the land of pumpkins and baked
beans, were one night lying in bed talking
over, “matters and things,” a heavy thunder
storm arose. The loud peals ofthundcr and
the vivid flashes oflightning filled therri with
lei tor and apprehension. Suddenly a tremen
dous crash caused the-loving pair to start as
though they had received an electric shock.
Jonathan, throwing his arms around his dear,
exclaimed, ‘ Hug up to me Liz—-lcts die like
men !”
Ifard cider.’-——An elderly widow lady who
had some claim on government for services
of her deceased husband,'called on Mr, Van
Buren at the white house. The lady was
received with the President's usual polite-
ness, but as her stay was rather long, his ex-
cellency began complaining ofa head ache,
and asking the lady if she knew any remedy
for it. " O ves, sir; my poor dear husband
used to be rnuch‘ti'oub!ed with it, and was
always cured by taking /lard cider.
Lang/ii1_zg and Crying.---Deniocritus, who
was always laughing, lived 109 years; He-
racritus, who never ceased crying, only 60.--
Laughing then is the best, and to laugh at
one another is perfectly justifiable, since we
are told that the gods tthemselves, though
they made us as they pleased, cannot help
laughing at us.
The factory girls in Nashua, N. H. recent-
ly presented the editor of the Nashua Ga-
zettee with apclt-icoat for stigmatizing them
as slaves.
As an illustration of the rapid fructifying
influence of the climate of Louisiana, we
will state that strawberries were in market
in the latter part of February; blackberries
were plentiful two months ago; for a week
past plumbs have been hawked about by
every vcrider of fruits; peaches are half
ripe. and 6 s will be in the market by the
middle of lay.'——N. 0. Bee, April 28.
The Cincinnati Chronicle says that the
Queen of the west, took from that place for
New Orleans, on eachol her last trips, two
hundred barrels of eggs. - , ' -
‘The subscription for the widow of Laugh-
lin who was killed at Baltimore, are said to
exceed l0,0‘0_0.‘ dollars.
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BETA. KATA soon:'rv.-nric f nits snmcufl-.
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Oftliose who bowed tofate in every last.-.._.;,_, A _ ,
By-battle-strife. by pirate, or by storm; 1' "
'_l‘h'e sailor-cliief, who Freedom's foes defied,
Wrappeii in the sacred flag for which he died;
The wretch thrown over to the midnight foam.
Stabbed in his blessed dreams of love and ltouie-,'
The mother, with her fleshless arms still clasped
On these, and sights like these, ‘ye loug *0 gaze,
The moitrnful trophies of uncounted days;
All that the miser deep has brooded o'er,
Since its first billow rolled to find a shore.
Its fleeting rays across life's fleeting things--
Sec tomes on tomes of fancy and of power,
To cheer man's heaviest. warm his holiest hour:
, !_Il8n_C€c
Liips the glad senses in hex‘ sweetest trance:
And mark'eacli rolling century's awful change;
Turn back. the tide of ages to its head, .
And board the wisdom of the honored dead.
And read _new'novels through a rainy day:
Add but'the,Spnnisli weed, the bard was righi;;'
‘Tis beavers, the upper heaven of calm delight;
The world forgot. to sit at ease reclined,
Firm in one.hand the ivory folder grasped,
Scott's uncut latest by the other clasped,
Vfls heaven, the glowing, graphic page to turn,
And feel within the ruling passion burn;
Now through the dingles of his own bleak isle,
To follow him, that all-creative one,
Who never found a ‘ brother near his throne.‘
Look now, directed by you cundlé’g blazo,
Where the false shutter lialfita trust betrays-~
Markthat fair girl reclining in her bed,
Its curtains round her polished shoulders spread 5»
Dark midnight reigns, the storm is up in power’;
What keeps tier‘ waking in that dreary hour?
See where the volume on her pillow lies-
"Pis some wild legend--now her kind eye fills,
And now cold terror every fibre chills; '
Still she reads on—-in Fiction's labryntli lost ;
Oftyrarit futlieis, and oftrue love crossed;
Of clanking fettcrs, low. mysterious groansa.
Blood-crusted (loggers, and uncofiiued bones,
Pale, gliding ghosts, with fingers dropping gore.
Still she reads on--even though to read she fears.
And in each key-hole moan strange voices hears,
Vfliile every shadow that withdraws her look.
Gliires in her face the goblin nfher book;
Still o'er the leaves her craving eye is cast,
On all she feasts, yet hangers for the last ;'
And now even those halftempted to skip o'er;
At lerrgth, the bad all killed, the good all pleased,
ller lhirsiing Curiosity appeased,
Puts out her light, and turns away to sleep.
Iler bright, her bloody records to utiroll,
See History cotne and wake th’ inquiring soul 3
How bounds the bosom at each wondrous deed.
Of those who founded, and of those who freed ;
The good, the valiant of our own loved clime,
time.
How rap: we linger o'er the volumrred lore
That tracks the glories of each distant shore:
In all their grandeur and in all their gloom,
Chiefs, sages, bards, the giants of their race,
And to each near. each far arena turn;
Here, ailicre the Pit,-_vrim’s altar first was built.
Here, where the patriot's life-blood first was spilt;
\Vhere old ones flourished but to be forgot,
Or, direrjudgtnent, spared to fill a page,
And with their errors warn an after ago.
And where is be, upon that rock can stand,
Nor with their firmness feel his heart expand,
Who at new empire planted where they trod,
And gave it to their children and their God ‘I
Who you 'rnirriortal_mountain-shrine bath pressed.
But lelt each grateful pulse more -warmly glow,
In voiteless reverence for the dead below I
Who, too, by Curiosity led on,
’l‘o tread the shores of kingdoms come and gone,
VVhere Faith her martyrs to the fagog led,
Where Freedom's champions on the scaffold bled,
fame,
But prouder, happier, turns on home to gaze,
And thanks his God who gave him better days?
» Undraw yon curtain, look within that room.
Where all is splendor. yet where all is gloom:
Why weeps that mother? why, in pensive mood,
Group noiseless round, that little. lovely brood ?
The battledoor is still, laid by each book,
And the harp slumbers in its 'customed nook.-
VVho hath done this? what cold. nnpitying foe
Hath made this house the dwelling-place of we.’
"l‘is he. the hrrsband, father, lost in care,
O'er that sweet fellow in his cradle there :
The gallant bark that rides oy yonder strand.
Bears him to-morrow from his native land.
Why turns be. half unwilling, from his home,
To tempt the ocean. and the earth to roam T
\Vealih he can boast. a miser's sigh would "bush,
And health is laughing in that ruddy blush;
Friends spring to meet him, and he has no foe-—
So honored and so-blessed. what bids him go ‘!-—_-
His eye must sees, his foot each spot must tread,
\Vhere sleep the dust of earth's recorded dead;
Where rise the monuments of ancient time,
Pillar and pyramid in age sublime;
The Pagan's temple and the Churcliman's tower.
All that his wonder woke in school-boy themes,
All that his fancy fired ‘in youthful dreams:
Where Socrates once taught he thirsts to stray,
Where Homer poured his everlasting lay:
From Virgil’: tomb he longs to pluck one flower,
By Avon’: stream (olive one moonlight hour;
To pause where England ‘garners up’ her great.
‘And drop a patriot's tear to Milron’o fare;
Fame’s living masters, too, he must behold.
Whose deeds shall blazon with the best ofold;
Nations compare, their laws and customs scan,
And read, wherever spread. the book of man?
For these he goes, self-banished from his bank;
And wrings the hearts of all-he loves on cut!»
I'll
Round the scared infaut'tha't in death she grasped:
Oricerriore the Press-—not that which daily fling!
Now Fictiou’s groves we tread, where young Ra.
Now llll’0lJgll_ earth's cold, uopeopled realm we range,
"Twas heaven to lounge upon a couch, said Gray‘,
While round one's tread the smoky perfumes wind
And now through lands that wear a aunnicr smile
Claims Radcliffe or Chaponne those frequent sighs I.
And blue blames dancing round a dungeon door:-
Couois what remain. now sighs there are no more,
She shuts the deer, dear book, that made her weep,
Whose-carries shall brighten through the clouds of
The throned,the thralled, rise-dimly from the tomb:
Enrtli’.-i monarch men, her grcatriessiand her grave;
Warmed as we read, the periman’s page wespurn,
There, where new empires spread along each spot,
With saintlicr relics stored than priest e’er blessed.
Where ancient Power, though stripped of ancient
[shame.
Curbed, but not crushed, still lives for guilt and
War's bloodiest plain and Wisdom’s greenest bower:
Norwalk Chronicler