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MOXTIIIT NOTICES.
POETRY.
ATHENS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY; JANUARY 25, 1844.
GEORGIA, JACKSON COUNTY.
To the Honorable the Superior Court of said County.
T HIS petition of George Cowan arpl James G.
Mtrlsoster shcwcih. that heretofore, to wit: the
twenty-sixth clay of January, eighteen hundred and
forty-cine, Conrad Harwich-, then of said county,
made and delivered to the said George Cowan his
certain promissory note, bearing dale the day and
year aforesaid, for the sum of one hundred and
twenty-four dollars and thirty-two cents, due the
twenty-seventh day of January, eighteen hundred
and forty-one,and that ilje said Conrad JIarlwicfc.on
the twenty-si xth day of January, eighteen hundred
and forty-one, made and delivered to the said
James G. McLcstcr his certain.promissory note,
bem ing date the day and year Iasi aforesaid, for the
sum of eigbty-four dollars and ninety-five cents,
clue the twenty-seventh day of January, eighteen
hundred and forty-one; and that on the day and
vear first aforesaid, the said Conrad llartwick, for
the belter securing of the payment of the aforesaid
promissory notes, made and delivered to vour peti
tioners his certain mortgage deed, whereby the said
Conrad sold and conveyed unto your petitioners,
their heirs and assigns a certain tract or patrol of
land, lying, situate and being in the county and
Stale aforesaid, embracing two tracts, containing
two hundred and thirty acres, more or less, it being
the tract of land Whereon John Wright died, and
whereon the said Conrad resided at the time.of ma
king said deed, except twenty-six acres thereof,
heretofore sold and conveyed by out- harken Whit
mire to William Porter. And your petitioners show
lhat the said promissory notes, with interest thereon,
arc now due and unpaid : -
Wherefore your petitioners pray, that a Rule Ni
si be granted, requiring the said. Conrad llartwick
to pay into this Honorable Court, on or before the
first day of the next Term of said court,.the sums of
money in said two notes mcniioned, with interest
thereon, according to the tenor and effect thereof;
and your petitioners will ever pray, &c.
It. E. OLIVER, Attorney,
for petitioners.
On hearing the above pe tition', It is ordered by
the Court, That Conrad llartwick pay into this
court, on the first clay of next 'Perm of said court,
the amount of principal and interest due on the
notes aforesaid, or that the equity of redemption in
and to the said mortgaged premises, be forever
barred and Foreclosed. Ami that a copy of this
rule he served upon the said Conrad llartwick three
months Iwfore said court, or be published in some
public Gazette of this State according to law.
A true copy from the minutes of the Superior
court, August Term, 1813.
JOHN J, McCULLOCII, Clerk.
Oct. 26—33—mim. Prs. fee, Sid 25
GEORGIA, MALL COUNTY.
Court of Ordinary, November Term. 1843.
Present their Honors David H. McCleskey, Joseph
J. Griffin and Jordan Reese, Justices.
U PON the petition of John Clark, executor of
William Clark, late of said county, deceased,
stating that he has fully administered said estate
agreeable to said Will, and praying to be dismissed
therefrom.. . •
It is Ordered, That all persons concerned shew
cause within six months why Letters of Dismission
shoul 1 not be granted, and that sanl Rule be pub
lished according to law.
A c >py from the Minutes, November 11 ill, 1843.
E. M. JOHNSON, c. c. o.
Nov. 1G—30—6m.
From the London Friendship's Offering for 1844.
The Bridal Visit.
BV MRS. ABDV. ‘
Three weeks have elapsed-since the marriage •
Of the pretty demure A nne Grey, -r 1
So on Monday we ordered :a carriage, -
Our formal first visil to pay:
I shall fully describe its progression.
And then, if you happen to call
On a dozen young pairs in succession,
i My sketch will-do well for them all. -iv* '
The brjcle, in robes gracefully waving,’
cat looking as gentle an! fond"
As a bride in an A nnual engraving—
. All satin, white-ribbons, and blonde.;
And her words were so soil, so bewitching,
TJiat she: seemed like the fairy's pel..girl, .
Who, whenever slie spoke, kept enriching’
Her friends with a flower or pearl!'
The bridesmaid, the hlue-eycd Kate Harris,
Looked simjiering, rosy, and neat,
Not at all like the “ Bridesmaid by Parris,”
With her wreath of white flowers at her feet!
And I thought, as with arch emulation
Her “ principal’s” movements she eyed,
She might soon, on a short preparation,
Succeed in the part of-a bride.
The bridegroom looked joyous and pleasant,,,
Yet, somehow, ! felt lot Ills doom: 1
Not a lord of creation was present;
Twelve ladies were ranged roundfltc room: -
Their fathers, their husbands, their brothers,
Send cards, (such l find is the rule.)
And the happiest man of all others
Mounted guard as “le cavalier seul!”
AH poured in his ear the perfections
Of his fair one, the wonder of earth,—
Such a mind ! such a soul! such affections!
Such meekness, discretion, and worth!
Then such talent—time only could show it;
It would make life so joyously glide,
As to prove the sweet words of the.poet.
That “ the wife is more dear than the bride.”
And the lady, meanwhile, was delighted
By the whispers of many a voice;
Ail merits, they vowed, were united
In the fortunate man of her choice ;
“ Such eyes! such a sound understanding!”—
Then they praised her new harp, and worked
The time-piece lhat stood oil the landing, [chairs,
And the grcen-Iiouse half way down the stairs.
None breathed forth a doubt or a stricture—
Alas! can it be, that, ere long, - • ' •
Caro shall darken this honey-moon picture,
And change its right side to its wrong 1
Must these lovers have seasons and weathers,—
Must they ever the region forsake
Of smiles, morning visits, white feathers,
Blonde veils, Lisbon wine, aad pluui-cake ?
Can that furniture ever grow failed ?
Can that bride muse on house-keeping ills !
Can the brows of her loved one lie shaded
While turning o’er tradesmen’s long bills!
Can friends blame their silly enthralment,
And pass them with looks cold as ice.
Or give them a daily instalment
From a great joint-stock bank of advice !
Yes, the roses desert Hymen’s fetter,
When sovereigns grow scarce in the purse,
And the cheering “ I take tliee for better,”
Gives place to “ T find thee the worse
Hearts, once pain and danger defying.
Then shrink from the world’s slightest rub,
And Uie lady grows nervous and sighing,
And the gentleman sighs for his club.
• Yet let -me not cloud with prediction
A bright sui*ny season like this—
Eldorado is not quite a fiction,
We may now and then peep at its blips’;
And would you its w’ondcrs discover,
And breathe for a time its pure air,
Jusi go, ere the honey-moon’s over,
And callon a new married pair!
bright bud tvas changing lo the open rose, j cha Ser of the cottage, informing him that he
She was foir, indeed ! ^ hliouId.calt upon him Ja the afternoon for
The service had ended—the magnificent the purpose ^examining the premises more
carriage stood at the Church donr—the ele- j fully than he had an opportunity of doin<*:
gantly caparisoned horsespawedthe ground j They awnjtedihis. visit. . .. -, u .
MISCELLANY.
onwtly—-thftdieerietfctfahihBWkl heHlUtfie 1
door—and . the wealthy - m.Teliant handed
his lovei ydaughter into the coach, amid the
low obeisance of her gay admirers.
Why does she not observe the homage of
her thousand butterfly admirers! , r :. > ,,T
A young, plainly dressed stranger glands
quietly at the side of the church door—aud
her gaze, for an instant, is riveted on his
features.: tit
-■* Who can it be She remembers—no
site cannot remember, o - ;
The carriage rolls slowly towards the
stalely mansion of the man of wealth, and
lie discovers an uncommon quietuess in his
daughter’s demeanor.. -■
‘ % dear Charlotte you are not ill ?’
‘No, father, mot-I—»nm—very well.’
They arrived at the door--the stranger was
there ! ’I'hey alight—he extends, a slight
—a very slight—hut respectful boat; to‘the 1
‘ heiress,’arid moves on. _.i , -
A blush tinges that bright check : she
recoguizes him. ;- r H . < J v- r ; i!
Charlotte retired: to her chatriber ; .she
was unhappy—but ‘surely the stranger was
nothing to her—or she to him!’ *. in■ <
Time rolled on. It was the coldest night
of the uncommon cold winter of *35— and
the memorable 16th of December. A fire
had broke out in the evening, in one of the
principal streets of the business part of the
great commercial metropolis. It raged vio
lently, and at early morning the succeeding
day, a great portion of the city lay in ashes!
The rich merchant—ns was his wont,
alighted from his-carriage at the head of
Wall street; and saw the ruins. He 1 hast
ened to the scene. Where was Iiis store,
his goods,' his all -! The smouldering rums
before hint answered ! <
Bat he was insured—He should save
something at least. His policies were look
ed after during the day—they had expired
a week previously! : }
The millionaire was comparatively, a
beggar! Lie had a stout heart, though;
that ‘rich poor man’—and well life braved
the stoTm. He found, however; that ‘it
would be necessary to break up Iris ‘estab
lishment’ «t home, to meet some immediate
pressing liabilities.
His furniture was sacrificed; his mansion
was disposed of—his splendid horses and
carriages were put into other hands; and
even ‘Jessie,’ Charlotte’s pretty coal black
favorite, was doomed to pass from them, ‘un
der the hammer.’ :
But could not some friend lie found who
would purchase ‘Jessie/and retain her until
the fury of the blast had passed! >; -
No. Everybody was poor; every body
had been ruined by tlio ‘great fire’—and no
body had money. Besides, it was expen
sive keeping horses.
« Poor Jessie/ sighed her mistress, ‘1 hope
she may fall into good hands.’
But nobody wanted ‘Jessie’—
thrown away upon a stranger
* Who did yon say was the purchaser ? in
quired Charlotte of Iter lather.
‘A Mr. Manly, I think/ said the father.
And whd was Mr. Manly ? He was the
poor strawberry boy. ■
in fronLof the conrtyardgnte, nutLtnrhlnw
the head of Jus black steed lie ambled quieu
iy to the door. J r -. , , j wolVftt
. ‘Ob.Jiither/’ shouted Charlotte, forget-
ting for the moment her sorrows,.dook! liere
is my darling .little Jessie, and’-—* knoclc
al the door called her at once(o recollection
The door was opened by the once prince
ly proprietor of the marision .in L———a
square. Before him stood a courteous look
ing young inan, who inquired foriMr. S.
‘ That is my name, sir; opd I : have the
honor'-offaddressing,.-r. jtti
Mr. Manly, sir —now the ownet of this
cottage. 1 have just received the deed from
tlic hands of my attorney, and with your
permission sha£l be ghtd lo.examme the es
tate.' - >‘ii. i- a*
‘ Walk in siryou are master here and 1
shall vacate ns soon : as your pleasuro. re
quires it. J My daughter, sir/ he continued,
as .the sti,«»u4r».x*otV*vd ,t, c |umv>>—
Mr, Manly, Charjotte. The pure.lutser^f
our little cot|agp.’ -i >
Tito person whom von once knew only
as the prior strawberry boy/continued Man
ly, as lie took her extended band.. ’..f-
‘ My dear sir/ said Manly, addressing the
fatlie®... ‘1 am the. owner of this collage.—
Seven yeaTs ago, 1 had the happiness to re-
ceive : from tliis fair hand a few shillings in
payment for fruit, which l carried-to the
door-ofthe then affluenti.Mr«. S
L e square. I was but a hoy sir
rnrn, Bologna, Florence, Rome and Naples
we reached the Mediterranean, leaving Na-
ples for Leghorn/Ptsa and Genoa.
By Pavm we reached Mtlan and reeu-
tered Sardinia after crossing the Simplon,
ovntzcrlaud came next, and after- passing
many fileasaht days irpijn the lakes rind
mountains, we left Genoa by the Jura tnotin-
lams mid entered Paris. by Ibe jiitcresHno
province of Burgundy, following Ihe Seine
Irotn Dijou to the-Capitol. By Rouen and
Havre we re-entered England mid after
travelling one thousand miles in England.'
Ireland and Scollan^, took passage Trorn
L' v fTpoql to New York in the ship, which,
insight of land nod home, bad well nigh
given ns a grave beneath Ihe sea.
We have.mentioned but a few of the pla
ces we visited,—the time of absqnce was a
few days short of eight months. Our trav
elling expenses were a little more than one
duumce r iacluding.
two voyngps itcrrys Ike Allnutic, about niue-
m thoussfnd’miles’^ * J
tee
The most expensive country for travel
hug wri visited wife Hfnfekj. England came
next;-mid then Holland. In Norway. Den-
l>...«.i. k : itKtrin,
anti all too German country, expenses are
about ihe same-as they are in the: United
States.:- Iu Italy and France; travelling is-
cheaper than witli US. In Russia, one of
the most-expensive items as well ns the
gieatcst annoyance, is passports. The cus
tom of feeing the sutvants prevails all over
Europe, mid the demnnd ts legion. At the
lespeclqble hotels in Englnnd, waiter, chnm-
bermaid and boots expect a per diptu of; a-
i of j ImjiH fifty cents, if .you ride a hundred
miles upon an English or Irish mail coach
I have endured many hardship* ; with , but for porterage. Kail Road travel'limr in En-
a single object in view: tbat of making my- gland is very expensive, and the price in
self worthy of ynur daughter.. Fortune has j second-class cars is considerable more than
been no niggard with me, sir. ;-my endeavors j ia tlie first tclass cms iin the United States,
have been crowned with? success, and I j In Prussia, Saxony and Austria, where al-
come here to : day, not to take possession of {together there are about three or four him-
Ulis lovely cottage alone, but jay my for- dred miles of railroads completed, railroad
time nt the feet of worth and beauty, and to ! travelling is nl>out the same as with us. In
GEORGIA, FORSYTH COUNTY.
Inferior Court sitting for Ordinary purposes. Sep
tember Term, 1843.
HERF.AS Charles Harris nnd R. II. Harris,
aiiniinistrators of the estate of Martha Collins,
deceased, petition the Court for letters of dismis-
W :
in the second class cars, which are general
Iy equal to our- best, the price of travel; is
offer this fair being a heart whiefi exists:
but for herself alone I ^ ■ 4 -i 1 r-.-c*
The astonishment of the parent; was un-
houtided. If Charlotte had not lovedbefot;et| t;lfei»pfcr. Travelling by Coaches in Great
she now looked upon the handsome and i Britam: varies from'$1 50 to $8 for one
generous stranger with might but displeas- ! hundred miles,, the inside seats being most
ure. But secretly ‘akin loaffectfoii’for him : expensive, and, in good weather, the least
whoro she remembered for .sevcu long years; j comfortable. The prices in the French nnd
who had crossed her path so strangely; | Hnlian diligenciesalso, vary, and almost in
who had purchased the very cottage from j the same ratio. Throughout almost all Eu-
which she; had expected to he driven, and : rope boarding is almost piece work business.
—hut the sequel is soon to he told. | A Dane,. Swede and Norwegian will eat
Charlotte loved and shortly afier gave her ; four or five meats a day ; arid a French-
hand to Manly. They remained in the man never more thnn two. Each pays for
VOL. XII—NO. 46.
Truly; we hardly dare venture to enter
upon the vast field opened to future im;
proveineuts in Legislative bodies by these
creations of this modern Prometheus—.but.
whenever he shall have made his arrange
ments to let the world see and Hear lift
la/Aer, we will recall the attention of our
readers to the subject.
Begging iu New York.
The system of ingenious beggary, so curi
ously described m ‘•Grant’s Metropolis,” is
beginning to be tried in New York!
There is one youug lady (of very correct
habits.. 1 believe, in ftoiut of fact) who makes
a living by means Hint wear a somewhat
questionable complexion, out of “distin
guished strangers.” A member of Uou-
gress, or a diplomatist in transit, for ex
ample, receives a note, the day after his ar
rival is advertised, .in a handwriting of sin
gular beauty. In- the most graceful lan
guage, and with the daintiest ttse of French
phrases, lie is informed that a young lady
who has long watched his career 'with the
deepest interest—who has a feeling for him
winch is a mystery io herself—who met
his hiemory should she Te“so fortu^o* l !5
to see him again—who is an unhappy crea
ture of impulse, all tqo fondly tender lor'this
harsh world and its constructions—would
like to see him on a certain, sidewalk be
tween eight and nine. By holding his hand
across his breast, he will he accosted at that
time and place; The' lady-likeness and
good taste of the note, so different from the
usual teiitatives of that description, breed a
second thought rif curiosity, aud the viclifii
is punctual. After a turn or two on tb®
appointed sidewalk, he encounters a tali
young lady, deeply veiled, who addresliti
him by name, takes Ins arm, arid discourse
to him at first upon his own
lory, contriving to say the lrue nnd JhHefl
ing thing, for which she has duly informed
herself. She skilfully evades his attempts
to make her talk of tilings more particular,
and regretting feelingly that she can Wily
sec him on the sidewalk, appeals to his
“well known generosity’Yor ten dollar.', to keep
Frnuccj tile difference is not material, hut S her and her dear mother from being turned
-and she was
cottage, which was newly furnished; and
many times afterwards did she , mount ,her
favorite Jessiie, and at the side of her fond
and devoted husband,-roam through the to-
manlic scenes which abounded oh that lar-
fumed Island... lo r-. . i
The once wealthy Mr. S ~rr?, is now
what he has, and the amount of a bill of
course depends altogether upon the fancy
and appetite of the traveller; More, we
might add; and have given in the series of
letters we.have written, and which are now
in the course of publication.. Our present
aim has been only to comply with the wish-
a happy.grandfather; und as he tosses the cs of several correspondents
young Manly? oq his knee, he delights; in
rehearsing the story of . .-' .-
The Poor Strawberry Boy.. Aw.
The Poor Slruwtoerify Boy.
BY PHELIX SHANTLEGZ.
On a fine morning in the summer of’32,
a handsome hut poorly dressed boy called at
the door of a rich mansion in L e square
in New York city, nnd offered some baskets
of strawberries for sale. Having disposed
of the fruit,'lie was about to depart, when
iiis attention was arrested by the appearance
of a beautiful girl, some twelve years old,
who crossed the hall, near the door. She
was the only daughter of the gentleman of
That I.tlera of disir.S&rion w.. th« only dm.gn.CT 0. toe gemmoma o,
be granted to the said Charles Harris and It. B. the house, and though lie gazed on her but
Harris, on the first Monday in May next, provided a single momenr, the hind look winch she
there be no lawful cause shown to the contrary. - * * • 1 ■-— , u: -' •* *
A true extract from the Minutes of the Court,
September 4th, 1813.
D. McCOY, c. c. o.
Sept. 21—28—Gin. V ■ -r
GEORGIA, GWINNETT COUNTY.
Court of Ordinary, January Term, 1844.
W HEREAS Hamson Braswell, administrator
on the estate of Warren Bagwell, debased,
petitions this Court for Liters of Dismission from
said estate. _ -*
It is therefore Ordered hy the Court, Tuat syl P cr "
sons concerned shew cause, if any they hare, on
or before foe first Monday in September next, why
said letters should not be granted; * •' -
And it is further Ordered, That this rule be pub
lished in a public gazette of, this State, once a
month for six months, previous to that lime.
A true copy from the minutes ol said Court, this
Oth January, 1841. .
SAMUEL F. ALEXANDER, c. c. o
Jan. 18—45—Cm.
‘The birds, when winter shades the sky,
Fly o’er the seas awayv’
*. • m , i* ■ # <f- *
‘And thus the friends who hover near
When fortune’s sun is warm, J ,
Are startled, if a cloud appear.
And fly before the storm;’
Another year had fled. Misfortune had
Travelling iutd its Cost. JT
Mr. E. Brooks, of the New York Express,
furnishes the following information relative
to his reconi'travels; ■ :
All - readers must be aware that the ex-
| penscsof travelling abroad, as at home, will
depend almost entirely upou the traveller.
Prices vary there as here, and more in!the
various means of cortveynuce,—ns welrins
I at the hotels. Upon all European Railroads
there arc from two to three classes of cars,
GEORGIA, GWINNETT COUNTY.'
Court sf Ordinary, January Term, 1844.
W HEREAS David L. Wo r dUw and Amjnda
S. Corley, adjnininistrators of John H. tror-
lev, clcc’d,'petition tliis Court forfotters ofdisimssion
from said estate. ' ,,
It io therefore Ordered hy the Court,all
persons concerned shew cause, if any they have, on
;,r before the first Monday in September next, why
aaid leUers atiould-ooi be grantee. , • ; . . '
And it is further O^red.Tl^th.srule.l^pn^
lished in a public gazette of this State, once a
month for six mdntlra, previous to that nm .
A irue copy from the* minutes of said Court, this
Jan. 18—45—6m.
GEORGIA, JACKSON COUNTY.
Y Y7HEREAS Wade Slatton, Administrator on
W the estate ofi^ne Slatton, Idiot, deceased,
annlics lo mo for letters of J^iamisaion# • - • '**
P S,J are therefore to cite and aJ f noo ^“ 11 a ^ n . d
singular the.kindred and credrtorsqfsaiddeceased
to & and appear at my oBice within the time pr*
scribed by Kw, to show cause, if any exist, why
said letters should-not be granted* lfi ..
Nov. 0—35—flm. . ■ , ■: ■
F
OUR months after date application will be
* mads to the court of Ordinary of Forsyth
county; for leave to sell the kinds belongmgta. the
estate of John Baldwio.Jate of »»id county, deceas
ed ARTHUR ERWIN, Adro’r.
Dec. 91—41—4m-
bestowed «m him struck a chord in his heart,
which until that moment had never vibra
ted. • :
‘She is very lovfely/-— he excluirtied, men
tally—font she is the daughter of the great
riiilfiffifn're:—she can he nothing to me.’
He telitmed tothefield. in search of more
fruit, hut the remembrance of that sunny
face attended him closely in his rnnihleS.
‘1 am’ young’—he continued to himself
—‘would 1 could make myself worthy of
her! But then she is far above me’—and
this thought—though it did not banish the
feeling—hushed it.-
A week had passed—and the'little straw
berry bov again stood, with a palpitating
heart at the rich man’s door. His fruit was
purchased as before, and he received -his
money fromthe wlrfte hand of the fair being,
whom, from the moment he first saw her,
lie dared to love! - , , . . -
She spoke kindly to him and bade him
call again. - 1 4 * ' - ’• ‘
He did not forget the ©Bder. He called
again and again—but the season was : ad
vancing, and the lrtrit had become a scarct*
shall riot be able 4o bring you any
more/ he said one morning; ‘l atm sorry,
for it was a pleasure to call here. But we
mnv -fneet hereafter;*
The youug-heart wliich fluttered in the
bosom ot that lovely girl was touched at the
musical, though’ somewhat melancholy tone
in Which this wns uttered, and -she timidly
replied that ‘she would remember him.
* We shall meet again, Miss, when—1
promise-—you shall not be ashamed to ac
knowledge the acquaintance of the poor
strawberry boy/; * ; .
She thought the language singular—ont
they pnrted
..
Three years had elapsed. • The tide of
speculation which was then swelling in our-
country, had not yet'reached ‘the flood —
and: the man of wealth, with hi* beannful
daughter, rolled in his splendid carnage
along BrondWriy, upon n fine Sabteth mor-
nihg, on the way to Trinity Church : eiiar-
lotte wos ‘ just turned to sixteen’*—and the
followed misfortune in rapid succession, and and geutlemen oftener take conveyance! in
the revulsion of’37 had finally reduced our the second ihau the first, wher«-th» price.is
imnof wealth to bankruptcy. The f(Mlow-1 at least one third less. So in England,
liter advertisement nmy be found in the pa- Scotland and lrelatid-tipon the mail and ne
pers of that day: ’ I commodation coaches, the outside places
V ‘ Will be sold at public auction on Wed : which are always preferable, cost hut a tri-
nesday next, on the premises, the right of fle tuore than one half of the inside.- Tlie
redemption to'that beautiful Cottage, with j steamers upon the Baltic, Elbe, Dapube,
about half an acre of land adjoining, laid Rhine,.Mediterranean and Adriatic in-like
out in a garden, well stocked with frnk tree* maimer sometimes, have three places, with-
and shrubbery, situated on the South side as many prices; nnff sometimes those in the
of Staten Island and mortgaged to John Ja- first, except that passengers have a room to,
cob A -—r, lor the sum of ten thousand I themselves, have uo better accommodations
three hundred dollars—ect. eel. Sale posi-1 than those in the second. All- those mat
live—title indisputable—possession given J ters of course depend entirely upou the truv-
immediately; terms cash.” ellCr, aud the amount of expenses at a hotel
The rich man that was—in vain appeal- in like maimer arc much or little as he
ed to his sunshine friends for aid. They I cliooses to make. them so. Nevertheless
must have security; the times were hard : there are many general and unavoidable
they had lost a deal of money; people some- expenses which are the same for all travel-
times lived toofast.it wasrittheirfault;-very lers, and \ve give such details of them as
sorry but couldn’t help him. ■- v \ may be of interest to any one intending!.to
From bad to worse lie had succeeded: and moke a tour through Europe. >-:-
now, reduced to the last extremity, he had The route at the writer after landing In
retired to his lieniiliful retreat with the hope England at the Isle of Wight, and visaing
that rfoid economy and fresh -applications PortstnoiuK aud Brighton on the? way to
to his mercantile affairs, would retrieve his j London and the towiism tltevicmuy, was
rapidly sinking fottine.’ . ' I througli ^dgitim, floll a ud-froin_ Arastor-
But his star was descending, and htsriiore dam. to .Hamburgh, from. Hamburgh to lviel
Wcky brethren forgot that lie had been «once in Denmark, trom Kiel tp Copeftriagen, «td
of them/ Unfortunately, he had no securi-J from Copenhagen to Etemcnr and Gotteu*
tv to offer : and the cottage was sold. 1 burg in Sweden, from Gotten burg to LlirtSf
It was a bright dav in Autumn, the put-1 lifoia and tbe iolenot of Norway* - From
chasers were few; there was but Jpjle com- Nor way. the writer retraced Ins steps to Goj;
petition ; nnd the estate passed into other tenburg.and Alienee by pos«e *e»d conal lo
hands The purchaser gnva notice tliat he J the Swedetu In §vvcuen |}6 visi-
should take possession forthwith, ted Upsala and ^the mimtig districits. Ue-
Arid wbat was to become i6f htk lovely turning to..’Stockholm he took passage lor
child ? Iiis last home Itad heen fokcti from Abb aud -Revel in Finland and thence to
him. and the fair girl was mnUierlesa., Tlie jCronstadt and &U i’etersburg. rin Russia
heart ol the fond Tather - misgave him-when l»e travelled from eighteen.hundredKlo two
‘he received information -that the premises | thousand nodes, Btne.fouthaof. the distance
must be immediately vacated. The daught- by the Jund rconvcyirttce of Ihe country.—
er wept in silence upon the bosoni of her of*! Poland enme next iti lus route, and enters*?
fectionate and unhappy parent. the country -ttpou the Russtau frontier l«
He had been a proud man, bnt Iiis pride left it byttbo Prussian. His route in. Prue-
vvas now humbled, arid calmly he resigned sia after visiting Berlin, Potsdam and all
himself to the stroke of affliction. He, too, places of intent in tlte vicmily, _by
wept. Oh Lit was fearful to see tltatstrongl mail road to^ieipstc, tmdthejice to Dresden
ntan weep! v - =' :• - . j by ihe same conveyance. Having spent a
But his troubles were more nearly at an j few days in Saxony we passed on by land
end. ,3/ and watef to Prague and continued our
r,- The day. following thnt upoa-vvhich the j route through Boheftiia to’Linz on the Dan-
sale occarred, had The af nbe, descendingMtlach **%***
ternoon was brigtvt aud baliqy, l Wid.the fath- to Vienna. Our route after visiting at.
er sat-with his daughter, in the recess ofnne cduntry in Uio neighborhood was to^rteMe
ot the windows which looked ont upon the across the Styrtan Alps to 1 rtesle, thence
road. He had received a note from the put- by the Adnattc lo\emce. By Padua, Fer-
A Talking Jlacliiuc.
*.i The New York American gives the fol
lowing account of a talking machine which
isHa that city— - v • ' :
Machines versus Men—Congress Su
perseded. It is even so—we have -seeti—
we have heard—a machine talk i We have
heard it say “ Mr. Speaker,” in a iouc so
distiuct and startling, that no Speaker could
have foiled to be attracted by it: nr:d then it
went on, now in- German, now in English,
ihenln Latin—ai d- to its tongues there need
be uo end—to utter whatever was desired.
Wfe assure our readcrs-tbnt this thing of
wood nnd paint, caoutcltouc and keys, did
disiiueljr: articulate.as though having tra-
cheap.larynx, glottis, and epiglottis, tongue,
pnllate, and gums—each actiugas iu the liv
ing. human subject. The tone alone was
not natural, but the syllables and words en
tirely so; and tiiere beside it; sat its itigenri
ous and patient Getmnn inventor, Mr." Fa
ber, playing as on a piano on the sixteen
keys —no, iriorei—which cause the utterance
of all language. - * • *•■
For fourteen years this unwearying me
chanician has labored at this invention.—
I’lte letter E was that of-which he found it
most dilficuIt to give the sound. He devo:
ted to' the accomplishment of that one sound,
seven years, and he has accomplished it.—
By long continued anatomical investigaton,
lie first* mastered all the physical minu-
tia of the organ's of speed), and then maim
Iy out of India rubber—prepared so ns to re
sist lhe changes of temperature, lie imitated
ait ihesc organs, and by springs moves the
[•arts its they are moved in lile.
Happier than lh&Titail. he lias nol pro;
voked the anger of the gods, "by "enduring
this- material creation of his- hands with
the eternal spark; hot:so for as talking is
characteristic of man he Aas madc a -man
And m go bode to Congress and its dan
ger from this invention ;vit wilt be obvious
to any one exa mming ibis - model^-and i t
will, ti-o uinderstand,"soon be exlubited—
that a State has nothing to do, henceforth,
but to bn van umber of thosefel lows of wood
and'India-rubber—(ihe latter material lias
fong.t««i in xise for* the conscience of pub
lic men)—equal lo that of their representa-
tioti oti the floor—send them* down by mail
to .Washiagton; with-an organist n nder feg-
islattre instructions—llYo very ease for 1be
application of this theory of representation i
—and he^coniveeting-the TB from* Virginia,
or the. 34-Tromc New York, to oneset of keys,
crinld always’give a-unanimous expression
tri triq opinion of the GJd Dominion, or the
Kittpire.'Stafe; •'{ " • »«j:sd3 tmiriw
1 The trilrriniages of tbis system nre innn
merable—first, that of ^cheapness, because
one live eating -and drinkfng man oniy
Would be : reqtlined for each State—then
good mbrals^-these fellows would neither
drink, gamble, kor covet their neigiit>ors’
wivesnext State unanimity—and finally
preservation of decorum and the overthrow
ofthe code ofhonor—as the fellows have
only heads and no hands for lhcr nse of the
pistol, the Bowfefctoife,orihe rifle# 5
out of doors. She takes it with tremufous pat
tlios, demands of his honor that he will not
follow her, and slips round the corner to
meet another “distinguished stranger” with
whom she has appointed an interview fif
teen minutes later in the next street! I w«ta.-
iti a company of strangers at a hotel not
long ago, when one of these dainty notgS
was produced, and it.so. happened : ihat eve?
ry man present had One in his pocket fiom
the same hand! Among the party there
were four appointments proposed by the
same Indy, to come off on the four sides of
a certain square, for that evening !. She isi
probably doing a good business.—Mirror.
A Rowland for nn Oliver.
Often have we wondered at the originn.'
meaning of this quaint phrase, and many
times inquired of those skilled in sneh ma -
ters, bnt always in vain. Oliver Oldschoo!
of the United States Gazette, has found the
solution ofthe mystery in a book found in
the Congressional Library, which , professes
to give the origin of nearly all tho expres
sive popular phrases in the English lan
guage. The author says it is from the old
Saxon phrase, “ Bi greve hem er rows
long voor *es hoi ijverP that is to say.:
t: aye ! give him their reason to repent for
a long while of his mad zeal [officiousness,]
itf lhis affair.” The sound of the words
being our English expression or phrase.—
The'meaning, as translated by tho author,
it will be seen; is sotpewlmt similar to lhat
intended to he conveyed by our phrase.—
Another phrase common among us, namely,
“ Love me, love my dog? the author d«^
rives from “Love mij, love mec doogh. n —
That is to say, if you love, love me honestly.
Lord Brougham speaking of the Anferir
can Declaration of Independence, says elo
quently, “In ihe history of mankind, there
is no more important event, on which side
soever of the Atlantic its cousequcnces may
be regarded; and if tyrants are sometimes
said to feci uneasy on the Thirtieth of Jane
uary, how much triore fitted to inspire a-
larm are .the recollections associated will!
the Fourth of July, in which no, remorie
can mingle on the people’s part, and ho coiv-
solation is afforded to their oppressors by
the tendency of cruelly and injustice to mar
the work they stain !’* - r .";
Napoleon’s value of Time.'" '
Napoleon Bonaparte having one day vis
ited a school said to the scholars, on his leav
ing them, “ My lads, every hour of lost time,
is a clmnee of future misfortune.” One-of
his biographers Bonrienne, adds that these
remarkable.words afford the maxim which
formed, in a great degree, the rule of his cotf-
duct. Well did he understand the value of
time; even Iiis leisure was attended with
some exertion of mind. ’ - r *
. If this soldier of the world found, ns lie
did numerous advantages resulting from *
careful use of time,-should not the Christian
soldier obey the injunction of his Master.—
“ Redeem the iinieP
If
You have not dined,” said a strati;
a friend. “I have,” answered the other “«j>-
on my honour.” “Then,” rejoined the-flirt,
“I fear that you have made a very light diri-
ner ’” - Jgp&H.
A Westerli editor, who had but a lean
subscription list, was requested to send his
paper, and take his pay “in trade.” At the ,
expiration of the year,he discovered that his
new subscriber was a coffin-maker. - ■-. '
A woman quarreling with her husband,
told him she believed that if she should die
he would marry the Devil’s daughter: ’ 1 v
The tender husband replied, ““The law
does not allow a man to marry two sisters l”
- ——= f - .
A petulant old lady having refused a sui
tor to her niece, he expostulated with, and re
quested her to give her reasons.. “I see the
villain in your face,” said she. “ That is a
personal reflection," answered the lover.
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