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“Tlie ferment of a free, is preferable to the torpor of a despotic, Government.„ , VOLo II. ATHEIIS, GEOHOIA, JUNE 22, 1833. NO. 14. + t r ?. From the Charleston Merrury. WHAT DO WE LIVE FOR! What do we live for ? is it to be The sport of fortune’s power? To launch our bark on pleasure’s sea And float perhaps an hour ? To waste our time in idle dreams Of what may be to morrow, To "lean with care from present scenes The source of future sorrow ? What do we live for ? is it to find The tics of friendship broken, That love’s a sound to cheat mankind And dies as soon as spoken ? To mark the woes on others hurled Nor weep their hapless lot ? To hate our fellows—curse the world— To die and be forgot ? No ! we were formed to seek for truth Through paths made plain hy reason ; To hail that light in earliest youth Which shines in every season. Yes ! wo were mado to win !>clow The boon hereafter given; To calmly smile at earthly woe. And find our homo in Heaven. A. T. N. From the Chameleon. AN EVENING THOUGHT. How soon ' willin'! my skid's e dm way, The'will,ns waters close again! It leaves no line of broken spray Along the scarcely ruffled pi iin. So let me glide through peaceful life, Bequeathing not one s . ' regret To aught I’ve loved, nor thought of strife, For in forgiving, I forget! Yet would I not 'twere worth to note, What I have done, or hope to do : No more than hid I'd wish the spot I’ve loft, or you I’m steering to. Behind, the east is dark ; but lo ! The west is blushing red with light; Hail to the omen ! may it show At least nay setting will be bright! nun—eu ini—sap——eiL^njeni s e r U of TOOTH DR\WING. Wo have been favored with the following ludicrous account of n student’s first attempt at tooth drawing, hy a friend. It is an ex. tract from a forth coming volume en titled The life and adventures of D'. Dodimtis Duckworth, A. N. Q. to which is added’he history of a Steam Doctor,” bv the author of a Yankee among the Nttllifiors. The work is published hy William Stodart, 6,Cort landt street, and will be out in the course a week. The writer’s established character for wit and drollery, will be the best passport it can have to the libraries of the public. Dodimtis after seeing sundry exhibitions of his master’s skill, began to he very anx ious to try his own hand at a cast of practice. An opportunity was not long wanting; for one morning, ns he was exercising tl>e nes tle in his master’s absence, and longing for a chance of attempting something hy his own ability, a man entered the shop with a hand kerchief round his jaws, and with a connte- nance more rueful than if he had lost all his relations. “ Is the doctor at home ?” said he. “ No, sir.” “ Where is he ?” “He’s gone over to Crincumpaw.” “ To Crincum dev—1 l came within an inch of swearing. How soon will hfi he hack ?” “ Why, I spose in the course of two or three hours, if vou can waif so long.” “Two or’hree ages, vou might as well say. I can’t wait a minute.” “ Who’s sick ?” “ There niof no body sick. But T’m as mad as l can live : I’v got the jumping tooth- ache; and I want the doc’or to pul! if.” “ I can do that myself,” said the student, beginning to take the instruments from a drawer. “You!” said the man, eyeing him suspi ciously, “ did you ever pull n tooth 7” “ Did 1 ! I wonder if 1 haint now !” re. turned the student, in such a tone as to car ry with it. a conviction to the mind of the hear er, tha, he was expert in the business. Then desiring him to take a seat, he began to ex amine the offending tooth. “Do you see it!” said the patient. “ 1 wonder if I don’t!” said Dody “ Oh, how it does jump J” exclaimed the patient, at the same time springing upon his feet and raving round the room like a bedla mite ; “ I believe in my soul it’ll jump out of niv head.” “ Shut your mouth then,” said the student, “ do, and keep it in, till I git ready to pull it. He seated the man once more, and desired him to extend his jaws as wide ns he could he introduced a horse-fleam by way of gum lancet, and began to cut around the tooth. “ W hat are you about ther > 7” roared the patie; t, as well as he could articulate with the fleam in his mouth. « I’m cutting the goom,” replied the stu dent. “ You’ve got the wrong tooth,” roared the man ; and seizing the hand of the operator, he wrenched it violently away ; when spring, ing up and spitting out the blood, be exclaim, cd—“ You’ve cut my tongue half off!” “Why didn’t you keep your head still ten?” said Dody. “Still! you blundering toad you ; and let you pull the wftng tooth 7 The one I wish to have draivn is on the other side of my mouth, and in the upper jaw instead of the under one.” “ Very well; how should you know which l v*cutting 7 You could’nt see it, and I could.” “ Yes, but I could feel it though.” ‘•Feeling is nothing at all to be compared to seeing,” said the very scientific student. “I coaid see what I was about, while you was only feeling.” “ Well one. thing I know,” persisted the man, “ you have got the wrong tooth.” “ Very well,” returned Dody, “just as you say. I’ll pull any tooth you like ; I aint at all particula r about that.” The patient was presently seated once more and opening wide his jaws, designated Witli his finger the particular tooth he wished to have extracted. “ I see it,” said the student, beginning again to flourish his horse-fleam “ l’|l get the right on e now, if there’s any right to it.” Then cutting freely round the tooth, he took the extracting instrument and began to make a demonstration of applying it, when the pa tient charged him anew to be sure and get the right tooth, “Don’t put yourself in a pucker,” replied the youth ; don’t you think I’ve pulled a tooth afore to day 7” Then applying the instru ment, he began to twist : but presently res ting on his oars, he asked if it hurt. “ Out with it!” said the rnan, angrily stam mering with the instrument in his mouth. “Very well, sir,” said Dody, and began to twist once more; but stopping again, while the patient writhed with pain, he inquir ed a second time, with singular humanity, if it did’nt hurt. When the patient, ungrateful for all this attention to his feelings, instead of replying, merely drew his fist and taking "the operator on the side of the head, very nearl;. knocked him down. Then imitating the language of the s udeut, he asked in turn, “Does that hurt 7” Dody Dow raised his fist, and was about making a rejoinder in similar terms ; but sud denly recollecting himself, he forebore to strike, saying it was his business to cure and not to kill ; and that if the patient would al low him to apply the instrument once more, the tooth should come out pretty darn quick i?e 1 gr xes of Lord Chesterfield, as any oth er gentleman on earth. To continue the por trait, his head and face are small in propor tion to his height; his complexion swarthy; the muscles of his face being relaxed, give dm the appearance of a man of eighty years of age, nor can he be much younger. His countenance has a faithful expression of great good humor and liberality : while his black eyes—the unerring index—possess an irra diating spirit, which proclaim the imperial powers of mind that sit enthroned within. This extraordinary man, without the aid of fancy,without the advantages of person, voice, attitude, gestures, or any of the ornaments of an orator, deserves to be considered as one of the most eloquent men in the world ; if el oquence may be said to consist in the power of seizing the attention with irresistible force, and never permitting it to elude the grasp until the hearer has received the conviction which the speaker intends. As to his person, it has already been des cribed. His voice is dry and hard, his atti tude, in his most effective orations, was ollen extremely awkward, as it was not usual for him to stand with his left foot in advance, while all liis gestures proceeded from his riaht arm, and consisted merely in a vehement perpendicular swing of it, from about the el evation of his head to the bar, behind which he was accustomed to stand. As to Fancy, ifshehelda seat in his mind at all, which I very much doubt, his gigan tic Genius tramples with disdain on all her flower-decked plats and blooming parterres How then, you will ask, with a lookofincrad ulous curiosity—how is it possible that such a man can hold the attention of an audience enchained through a speech of even ordinary length 7 I will tell you. He possesses one original and almost super natural faculty, of developing the subject by a single glance of his mind, and detecting at once the very point oa which every contro versy depends. No matter what the question, though ten times more knotty than the “gnarled oak,” the lightning of Heaven is not more rap- id nor more resistless than his astonishing penetration. Nor does the exercise of it seem to cost him an effort. On the contrary, it is as easy as vision. l am persuaded that his eyes do not tly over a landscape, and take in its various objects with more promptitude After some few charades had been disposed of, one of the gentlemen begged leave to pro pose the game called “Crowning the Wisest.” This is played by selecting a Judge of the game, and three persons, either ladies or gentlemen, who are to contest for the crown by answering successively the various ques tions which the rest of the party are at liberty to ask. The one who is declared to have been the readiest and happiest in his answers, receives the crown. Our American, much against his inclina tion, was chosen among the three candidates. He was aware that his position in the socie- ty with which he was mingled, required of him the ability to sustain himself. He was to be shure, treated with distinguished atten tion by his hast and hostess, and generally by the party, but this was a favor to the individu. al, and not one of the company understood the character of republicans or appreciated the Republic. The tiiree worthies had ar. ranged that their turn for him should fall in succession and be the last. The first one, a perfect exquisite, and with an air of most in effable condescension put his question. “ If I understand the government of your country, you acknowledge no distinction of rank, consequently you have no court stan. dard for the manners of a gentleman, will you favor me with information where your best school of politeness is to be found 7” “ For your benefit,” replied the American, smiling calmly, “I would recommend the Falls ol Niagara, a contemplation of that stupen. dous wonder teaches humility to the proudest The patient acquiesced; but swore if he | and facility, than his mind embraces and ana- stopped again to ask whether it hurt, he lyzcs the most complex subject. would break his good-for-nothing numskull for him. “ I meant it all in a civil way,” returned the student, “and had no idear you’d be af fronted about it. But I’ll do the job to your liking now: I’ll make the tooth hop like a parched pea; if 1 dont, then darn me 7 With that he applied the instrument, and giv ing it a sudden and forcible wrench, out came two teeth. “ There,” said he, “ was’nt that done slick.” « Oh ! you’ve pulled my head off!” ex claimed the man, springing upon his feet, ap- Possessing while at the bar, this intellects al elevation, which enabled him to look down and comprehend the whole ground at once, he determined immediately and without diffi culty, on which side the question might be meat advantageously appro ’.c' -efl and assailed. In a bad cause, his art consisted in laying his premises so remotely from the point directly i s iebate, or else in terms so general and spe- ciuus, that the hearer seeing no consequence which should be drawn from them, was just as willing to admit them as not; but his prem ises once admitted, the demonstration, how- plying his hand to his jaw, groanirig, roaring, 1 ever distant, followed as certainly, as cogent- ad raving like a mad bull which has just ly, and as inevitably, as any demonstration of shaken a mastiff from his nose “Well,’twas done plaguy slick, was’nt it,”said Dodv, “ for the first one?” thus in Euclid All his eloquence consists in the apparent ly deep-self-conviction and emphatic earnest his exultation, betraying the ignorance which j ness of his manner; the correspondent simpli- hc before had the cunning to conceal. „ | city and energy of his style ; the close and “ The first one!” roared the man, with I logical connexion of his thoughts ; and the mingled rage and astonishment; “ did’nt you 1 just now tell me you had pulled many a one 7” “ I wonder if I did !” returned the prudent o'uth. “Yes, you did,” said the patient. Then looking at the spoils of his mouth, which his pain had prevented his examining before, he broke out with new rage. “ Confound your awkward soul! you’ve pulled two teeth, in stead of one!” “ Well, you nced’nt be so mad about it,” returned the student coolly, ’I sha’nt charge on for more than one.” “ Sha’nt charge ! No, I guess you wo’nt. wonld’nt had it pulled, that sound tooth, for bright silver dollar. It’s enough to lose a rotten one.” “ Its no loss to lose a rotten tooth though,” replied the student, “ and as for the sound one, that would have been rotten sometime, if I had’nt pulled it. I think it best to make a business of it when you’re about it, and have a good number pulled at ouce. They come cheaper in that way. “ You had’nt ought to ax any thing for pulling either of these, seeing you’ve made such a fist of it.” “ Wefl| I told you I should’nt charge you for more than one.” “ I’ll be darned if I’ll ever pay you that.” “ It’s no consarn of mine,” returned the stu dent, « you may settle it with Doctor Whis tlewind.” The patient again bound up his jaws with the handkerchief; put the two extracted teeth in his pocket, to keep as . a memorial of his sufferings; and bidding the student good day. left the shop. CHIEF JUSTICE MARSHALL. BY WILLIAM WIST. The Chief Justice of the United States is in his person, tall, meager, emaciated ; his muscles relaxed, and his joints so loosely con nected, as not only to disqualify him, appar ently, for any vigorous exertion of body, but to destroy every thing like elegance and harmony in his air and movements. Indeed, in his wholeappearanceaml demeanor—dress, attitude, and gestures—sitting, standing or walking—he is as far removed from the idol easy gradations by which he opens his lights on the attentive minds of his hearers. CROWNING THE WISEST. Not many years ago, it happened that a young man from Now York visited Lo t ion. His father being connected witli several of the magnates of the British aristocracy, the young American was introduced into the fashionable circles of the metropolis, where, in couse- quencc of his very fine personal appearance, or that his father was reported to be very rich, or that he was a new figure on the stage, he attracted much attention, and became quite the favorit of the ladies. Tliis was not at all relished by the British beaux, but as no very fair pretext offered for a rebuff, they were compelled to treat him civilly. Thus matters stood, when the Hon. Mr. M. P. and lady made a party to accompany them to their country seat in Cambridgeshire, and th£ Amer ican was among the invited guests. Numer ous were the devices to which these devotees of pleasure resorted in order to kill that old fellow who will measure his hours, when he ought to know they are not wanted, and the ingenuity of every one was* taxed to remem ber or invent something novel. The Yankees are proverbially ready of in vention, and the American did honor to his character as a man accustomed to freedom of thought. He was frank and gay, and entered into the sports and amusements with that un affected enjoyment which communicated part of his fre3h feelings to the most worn out fashionists in the party. His good nafure would have been sneered at by some of the proud cavaliers, had he not been such a capi tal shot, and he miirht have been quizzed had not the ladies, won by his respectful dc pleasant civilities and his constant attention in the drawing room and saloon, always showed themselves his friends. But a combination was at last formed among a trio of dandies, staunch patrons of the Quarterly, to annibi late the American. They proposed to vary the eternal evening waltzing and piping, by the acting of charades and playing various games, and having interested one of those in defatigable ladies who always earn' their point in the scheme, it was voted to be the thing. and human nothingness to the vainest. It rebukes the trifler, and arouses the most stu- pid ; in short, it turns men from their Hols: and when we acknowledge that God only is Lord, we feel that men are our equals. A true Christian is always polite.” There was a murmur among the audience, but whether applause or censure the Ameri can could not determine, as lie did not choose to betray any anxiety for the result by ascru- tiuy of the faces which he kuew were bent ou him. The second now proposed his question. He affected to be a great politician, was mus- tuchoed and whiskered like a diplomatist, which station he had been coveting. His voice was bland, but his emphasis was very significant. “ Should I visit the United States, what subject with which I am conversant, would most interest your people and give me an op portunity of eujoying their conversation 7” “ You must maintain, as you do at present, that a monarchy is the wisest, the purest, the best government which the skill of man ever devised, and that a democracy is utterly bar barous. My countrymen are proverbially fond of argument, and will meet you on both these questions, and i' you choose, argue with you to the end of your life.” The murmur was renewed, but still with out any decided expression of the feeling with which his answer had been received. The third then rose from his seat, and with an assured voice which seemed to announce a certain triumph, said, « I require your decision on a delicate ques tion, but the rules of the pastime warrant it, and also a candid answer. You have seen the American and the Euglish ladies ; which are the fairest?” The young republican glanced around the circle. It was bright with flashing eyes, and the sweet smiles which wreathed many a love ly lip; might have won a less determined pa triot from his allegiance. He did not hesi. tate, though he bowed low to the ladies as he answered. “The standard of female beauty is, I be lieve, allowed to be the power of exciteing ad- miration and love in our sex, and consequent ly those ladies who are most admired and be loved, and respected by the gentlemen, must be the fairest. Now I assert co.ifidently that there is not a nation on earth where wo- man is so truly beloved, so tenderly cherished, so respectfully treated as in the Republic of the United States, therefore the American ladies are the fairest. But,” and he again bowed low, “ifthe ladies before whom I have the honor of expressing my opinion, were in my country, we should think them Americans. The applause was enthusiastic ; after the mirth had subsided so as to allow the Judge to be heard, he directed the crown to the Yan kee.—Ladies' Magazine. The Balloon Ascent.—We have great pleasure in laying before our readers the an nexed account of the late brilliant ascent of Mr. Durant from Castle Garden, as commu nicated by himself, in compliance with our particular request. One or two additional facts, communicate! verbally, we will here state for the special benefit of those who are fond of theorising in respect to the wind. It has already been remarked that so long as the balloon was in sight from Castle Garden it proceeded in a 'JN. N. W. direction, and this course, as wte learn from Mr. Durant, it continued to pursue until he had ascended above the clouds, and as nearly as he can judge, a mile and a quarter from the earth’s surface. He then encountered a current from nearly the opposite direction, say from W. N. W. which continued (with the excep tion of a few moments,) until he hod reached the highest point of altitude, and again de scended to near the region of the clouds, or about a mile and a quarter from the earth. During the remainder of the descent he had the same wind as during the first part of the ascent, viz: from about S. S’. E. The few when the wind varied W. N. W. he could | not tell trom what quarter it came, but knew the fact of the change, from the shuffling of the balloon.—Jour, of Com. Gentlemen:—The high wind which prevail, ed at my departure from Castle Garden, (Wed- nesday evening) prevented me from taking the instruments of which I promised to fur nish you notes. The weather was very doubtful in the mor ning. My barometer had fallen, in 12 hours, from 29-52 to 29-416, though the day previ ous I had shifted its position, and thought it probable that the alteration might be caused from haste or inattention in setting the nonus before the mercury was perfectly tranquil My doubts increased at 11 o’clock, when Dr. Chilto i told me his barometer on Tuesday, 6 P. M. s;ooii at 30-1,and Wj lucsday 6 A. M. ut 30, and while conversing with him at 11 A. M. it had fallen to 30. At 1 P. M. mine stood at 29-4. Dr. Chilton’s remained at 30—and Mr. Charles Pool’s at 29-4. Yet from the appearance of the atmosphere there was a probability of very little wind, though no indication of fine weather ; and judgin from the twenty preceding days, I had little cause to anticipate more favorable weather .it any definite time to which I might post- pone the ascension. The gates were thrown open, and I com menced the inflation of the balloon at 2 o’clock Between 3 and 4 the mist became more dense and the wind increased from the S. S. E witli strong indications of rain. At this time a large company had collected, and the infla- tion proceeded to the state in which I never will postpone it if I can get the balloon out of the Garden. At 5 I finished attaching the car. and the balloon two-thirds filled, was buoying the whole weight which 1 intended it to carry. It is fn this situ .tion that I usually suspend my philosophical instruments, and it is like wise in this position that the balloon is in the most danger of bursting from the force of the wind curling over tiie wall; a circumstance that occurred at my second ascension, and but l'or great exertions and prompt assistance, would have proved fatal to the enterprise. Fearing the same accident on this occasion, I gave myself only time sufficient to move the balloon to the S. E. corner of the Garden, which I had selected for the starting point. I then ordered the two corJs to be cut which had served to steady the top of the balloon. The wind now bore with great force, cau- sing a half turn in the net and cords, which gave it a tangled appearance, and I judged 12 chances per minute of causing a rupture; therefore to ensure the ascension, I cut the only remaining cord, which unmoored the balloon, and it rose in beautiful style with an ascensional power of 70 pounds, making a N. N. W. course ; though rising w.th such rapidity as to form an angle of nearly 80 de grees with the earth. At 10 miuutcs past 5, I reached the summit of the clouds, which had obscured the su.-’s rays so long from the earth. I had been absent now only six min utes, and having left my instruments, I judg ed the then attained altitude to be at least one' mile. Here the sun broke forth with all the majesty peculiar to our finest summer days, and so suddeu a transition, you nvay well imagine, bad *a thrilling effect." One cluster of clouds only remained before me. Their course, I judged by the sun, bore N. VV. and ut a very short distance. This gave me some uneasiness, lest they should be char ged with the electric fluid, which, from the established laws on this science, might pass to my balloon. > In a few seconds, however, I was far above every thing resembling a cloud. Here burst upon my sight one of the most imposing views ever beheld. Call it majestic, splendid or sublime, invoke a Sh ikspeare’s mind to des cribe, or a painter to portray it, they and even thought nius uul lo conceive the rich downy soilness and white fleecy accumulation of clouds, piled in waves as far as the eye could reach, covering the earth, and closing to my sight the land, water and every thing, ani mate or inanimate, that I had so long and pf- ten viewed with delight. Above, nothing but a clear and cerulean expanse, the golden sun-beams spreading over the vast ocean of clouds, and extending.through immensity of space where sight is'bounded, and- from whence even thought reiurns, unable to tra verse the confines of the vast field beyond.' Here was a scene ^sufficient for the writer to fill volumes, and the pai iter to exhaust his skill, in trying to delineate the infinitely deli cate and mellow tints reaching to boundless extent. Imagine yourself in mv situation, with this sublime scene opening to your sHht, and you can conceive better than I can describe, the I never closed the valve till I had been ab sent 39 minutes from the earth, when to my gratification some scraps of tissue paper re mained stationary in a Horizontal lino witli the car. These scraps I used us floats to throw iu the air ; by them I can ascertain much sooner than by the barometer when I am rising or falling. This first intimation of falling dispelleu my anxieties, and closing the valve, I prepared to descend, and leisurely lowered one anchor with 200 or 300 feet of cord.. Though the heat had increased the first 6 minutes, the cold was now intense My flag staff is of cedar, and touching it to clear the anchor, it had an icy coldness. At a safe estimate I was now 16 or 17,000 feet from the earth 7 and I do think the bar ometer would have given an altitude of near 5 than 3 miles, but as I had left it below, this is only an estimate. While de.scetuiing, I had very little else to do than rest and refresh myself by rubbing my hands, wnich were somewhat cut by the valve-cord, and benumbed by the cold. I could now contemplatethe scene around me, and must say I regretted on nearing the carth.to be obliged again to pass through the dense fog which had given me no very pleasant feelings on first passing through it, and at 6 h. 23 min. when I had descended to its upper surface, hearing the roar of the surf, I judged myself on the shore of the Atlantic. I examined my ballast, which I considered rather ty scant pattern to remain longer suspended over the ocean, and while revolving in my mind what I could best dispense with in case of necessity, among which was my coat, hat, one anchor and cable, and even the car from below the* first hoop, to allow me a place to stand on, I heard the cawing of some crows, which again revived my spirits, and at 6 39, I heard some forest birds which left me no doubt I was over terra firma. - In lm. after, I saw the earth. I was then suspended over some trees, and threw over a bag of ballast, which broke the fall a little, and carried me to a clear field, where the anchor struck tit Gh. 41m. on the farm of It-. Morris, Esq. Manor of Fordham, Westches ter co., N. Y., 11 miles from City Hall, 3 from Hudson River, and 8 from Long Island Sound. The whole time I remained in the air was lh. 37m. ; 1 h. au>i|13ni. of which time I had sunshine, with u perfectly clear sky. Four negroes from the farm of Mr. Morris, assisted me to fold the ba'loou, which is not in jured iti the slightest degree. I started for this city in a wagon, and qpproaching McComb’s Dam, a heavy rain obliged me to put up at Mr. Devoe’s till morning, when he took me to Harlaem, and Mr. Bradshaw sent me to the city, where I arrived at Castle Garden at half past 9 o’clock, after an absence of 16 hours, enjoying my usual good health and spirits. Yours, &c. CHARLES F. DURANT. New York, May 31, 1833. moments, near the highest point of altitude, • peared in the N. W. sensations it would naturally produce, j do not wish to convey any frightful ideas respecting the noble view, yet you must not suppose it was all pleasure to me, or that I was perfect ly free from care. I assure you gentlemen, I felt some unpleasant anxieties from having too much ascensional power. The informa tion of those holding the car is thq means by which I ascertained its buoyancy, and owing to the surging effects of the wind on the bal loon, they were not able to ascertain the cor rect power. 1 had resolved to start with a great ascensional force, as the onlv plan to clear the Garden with safety. I found on swinging clear, the balloon had a buoyancy of full forty pounds more than I intended, and my first care was to open the valve, to coun teract the upward tendency ; except a few seconds to pass the dense cloud which ap- From the Rochester Gem. THE LAST SCENE IN A LONG COURT3IIIF, BY A PLAIN MAN. Sce ne—A room ; Curtains drawn; a young gentleman and lady in close conversation. Watchman in the street—“ Twelve oclock and all’s well.” Gent. —ila ! so lati ! it is time for me to return home. Lady.-Don’t go so soou ; you have not yet fixed the day when our Hands shall be united, for our hearts have long beat in unison—I trust. Gent.—You know tliatj boll it best never to do any thing blindfolded, but. with both' eyes open; and perhaps when you have heard what 1 have to say, you may alter your opinion ; but I will be frank. Lady.—1 wish vou to be so of course ; let’s hear. My mind will not change. Gent.—As you have said nothing about future prospects, I will : we are neither of us possessed of wealth, but, with ri :i<l economy and persevering industry on the part of each, we shall, I doubt not, be able not only to live comfortable, but to lay by a competence of this world’s goods, that we may not want, in time of old age, or adverse circumstances ; and’ perhaps wealth may be ours; but I will not paint too fair a picture. What say you to this 7 Lady.—You surprise' me/sir 7 What? expect me to labor with my hands, after I am married! Gent.—W T hy not ? Qur Grandmother Eve, helped to dress the garden, and Solomon sho\vs in the character of a woman, one? whose hands labored at the, di staff, and her feet mo ved iu her own house. You would,l conclude, from what you say, like to see a new married couple agree as well as a gentleman,said his maichtd.c&ttle did, viz: one was willing to draw the whole load, and the other was per fectly willing he should. Lady.~-My opinion is, and it is like that of most other young ladies, that no man ought to marry a young lady unless he can support her; and for my own part, I think that I have done work enough, and ought to live more at ease in time to come: so if you expect mo to work after I become yours, we had better remain as we are. Gent.—I think so too, and also perceive that what I thought probable, and you impos sible, has taken place—a change in your feelings. I must bid you good-bye. [Takes his hat; she lights him to the door.] [Gent. Solus, as he walks home.]—Pretty much as I expected. « Caution is the pa. rent of safety.” Better to know the truth now than when too late. “J am off,” as the fly said. '' ABEL. v