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Newspaper Page TextTHU aaOKOXA JOURNAL is puiLiiiiitb wkbklt nr PGTGKION T II W G ATT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, at Tiiar.K ihi.um rr.K wntm. in advaw'Ki uJi, K»>uii iMU.uis at Tin*. r.\i> or tub vt.au. N.miWrlptinnwil! It® recri*®.l for le«» than * year,nor will any paper ha dieennllunrd until all surrtnrttffts art /mil Tii i Paper will not he anil to any perron mil of (liaHtatr, until the | ilueri|)tinn inonoyi* patiliu ailvunca or •nti-luctory referenceirivan llIVl-’.U PMK'ir.N PS are in.rrtnil nt *.*» Route per Miuuro for tho i »|r,tiiK^rtion.na I nOr»*iita parMjtoir'* for moh lu-artinntncrrnftcr. A » | lira in t-i i Journal is tha •pacaoftouliar.in small typc.coiunining. It dons, lOfl uor.lhi i rS. II. S ilos of I.\\l>, liv \«lunnlstrntora, Ktcrutor*. or Owir- j tns, are roi|uira«i,by law, to i»n liolil oil llio first Tunsduy iu tin* »Ath,hat ar *nn tha hours of ton in tho foroiionn nml throe ill the al« laraooii, attha Cottrt*hou<a, in ilia county in which the property i« sil i Had. Noticaof tlir*o sale.* nl'lH he kiiuii ill a public g-mottc SIX- 1*V IMYS pravlon* loth-* day of * ala. Salas of NCUKOK* must ho at ti public auction, on thr first Tups d »y of Ilia month, hntwnan tlm usual hours of sale, at the place of pub lic sales in tha county where the letters testamentary, of Ailniiiii»trn lu*i or (iii «r. Inn- !i • p, may ii.ii>‘ lorn L’liule.l, ti • >( cninfSlXTl D %YH n *tice thereof, in one of the puhlir aaxeties ofthl" f*tnte, nml-a I i * doir of the Court-house, wliorosiioh sales lirelo he held. Notice for the sale of Person tl Properly, must beglvuii in l»«o hinn •**r, FORTY days previous to the day of sale. ~ * - uo F.stntr inustbo published the Court of Ordinary foi mj|st lie published for FOI I li MONT Notice for leave to soil NKOIIOKS, mii‘t he published for Mil’ll MONTHS,before any order absolute shall he made thereon by the Court. " , , ... . 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XXXV- MIIJ/KDCiEVILLE, TUESDAY, MARCH 11), 1844. youth it the lime to prepare Tor old age; There, fore, bo wise in season. Help yourself and those dear parents who arc watching with the tendered solicitude over your welfare. It ii not for them, solvea that they wish it. It is for you, you alone that tlioir prayers are ottered. Mark out the path ofduiy, and fo.low it will, unflinching perseverance —turn neither to the right hand nor the left is the sincere wish of ono who knows tiie effects of a de parture from virtue by sad Experience. Nov. 12, 1843. NO 25- 4 all M a POETICAL M" tor' iris' III* .ty*" i HW IF 1 TV HAT IS LOVE! What ia love?—Go ask the child Whwac bnoynnt run free nml wild, Wlmt makes it a little heart rejoice When’crit hears its mother’s voice? What then in love?—The mniden peek Who wears a blush upon Iter cheek, And nsk that gentle muitleii wli v It deeper grows when one is b\ f What is love?—The wife will tell. Thou :It pain ami siekuesd near her dwell, All she can hear and bless her lot, If one loud Iteuri dcecits her lint. What is love?—'Tiio mother ask, Who labors o'er her daily task ; And if her infant does not sigh, Will watch at night with wakeful eye. Unknown within the heart it springs, And c.lo&ely hinds and fondly dings It softens nature, tiirneth strife, The tie of home, the charm of life, invited tin* follow to dinner. 11'? saw Iter mistake, ami liatl the shrewdness to avail Ititmu Ifof ii.*' •*1 do noi nppriliiHid dial Mr. Summorall will turn out lo hu any such cliur;icior.” “Perhaps not, my dear. Hal 1 would have you exert a proper caution until wo aru satisfied in.ro. gord lo him. The country swarms with udvon- lurem.” Uoietlii.s casual conversation was discontinued. The younger of iho iv\o between whom it took place, would at once have impressed almost any Mrs. Gictthutn re otilercd the room. Young ladies iu love generally have a repugnance to being found iu tours hy their mammas, and fillcn to escape from scrutiny, rose und went to thu piano. Her songs wore haslily executed, however, and it was evident that Iter heart was not iu litem. Mr. Sum- merall took his lial, and approached to bid her fure well. Must she remain silent when there was so much to respond to ? Must she not indicate by word or look (hat he might hope, that his affection not wholly unreciprocated ? She took up a observer, who had the least pretension lo mate, as pair of scissors from her work-box* und severing a unquestionably und duzzingly beautiful. I Jer head * stray ringlet from her forehead, placed it in the was exquisitely shaped, and her features were of hand that was extended for a parting grasp. So ihat classic, Grecian east, which young sculptors : rapidliad been the act, that it was unnoticed hy delight to imitate* Her form and siuture were in j her mother. Summcrall pressed the unhoped for keeping with the symmetry of her face. Light,! trophy to his lips, and, with a glance of inexpressi- slender,and elastic, every motion displayed some I hie gratitude ai Kilun, took leave of her and her new grace, every glance of her dark blue eyes some new cxpro sioii mother. And tins was all in the way of love pas. sages that transpired between Kllou Glenhnrn and Ellen Glenham was rather peculiarly situated in • Alfred Summeruli! Who can say that he did not leave her us free, us he found her. A year passed by, bringing misfortunes to iho Glenhnrn family in.its train. The eldest son. who was engaged iu mer uulilo pursuits in New York, had been compelled to call upon his father lorn iurgo endorsement, and finally, through inattention or ignorance, became so involved that his good name must either suffer irremediably, or he must raise u regard to the rest of her sisters, who were re markably plain in their personal appearance, ii j would seem us if those charms which should have been distributed amongst them all, lud been lavish ed on E.len, and in her concentrated. Of this su 1 perioritv uo ono could cverlutvo discovered by her manner that she was conscious. In her eyes they were nil hcuuliful, fur they loved her with line affection, and were so proud of her tlmt she had no considerable) sum. Tim money wsfs supplied, the occasion .for any pride of her own. It was indeed young man’s honour was retrieved, hut his father a touching spectacle lo see those four homely girls arraying their favoured sister for same ball or fete ( at which they hud decline I being present. Oil! and his father’s family wore completely beggared. We will not dctcrihe those gradations from afllu- once to competence, h ome competence to narrow TIIE LADY’S YES-A Song. BY ELIZABETH 1). BAKHKTT. “Yet*!” I answered you last night— “No!” thin morning,sir,I say— Colorn seen by candle-light Cumiot look the saiiie by day. When the luhors played their best, And the dancers were not slow. “Love me” sounded like n jest. Fit “lor yes,” or fit lor “no.” Thus, the sin is on us both; Was to dance a time to woo ? Wooer light makes fu kle troth— Scorn of me recoils on you. Learn to win a lady’s faith Nobly, as tha thing is high— Bravely, as in Ironting death— Witli a virtuous gratify. Lend her from tha painted hoards— Point her to the sturrv skies— Guard her hy your truthful words, Pure from courtship's flatteries. By your truth she stialtbe true, Ever true as wives of yore, And her “yes” once said to you, Shall be yes forevermore. The following is bcuutiful for its sentiment, as well us the clegunt finish to the verse. Once I saw in pride of beauty, Full unveiled n golden flower; Sweet perfume flowed uround it; It tvasevening’s winning hour. 1 approached the splendid blossom. Kissed its bosom softly swelling ; Bill m> odors breathed around it, Though it seemed their chosen dwelling. By tills blossom bloomed unseen, Low in shade, a milder flower; Pule its cheek, und wet its eye, Bathed iu evening’® dewy shower. O’er the lonely flower I hung; Tlienue the sweets that filled the uir; To that gentle flower 1 clung— Pule, yet deemed it more than tair. ACROSTIC. Hnrp of the West! would tliut some ministrel’s hand, Excelling mine, would strike ihv IiiiicUiI strings, Notes more sublime awakening through the laud, Reaching the theme my muse attempts to sing. Y’et loftier touus than thine around me ring. Commanding voices swell thy Statesman’®name, Lofty iu soul,At® Genius sours oo wing, Above each musing politician’s aim, Year® u® they roll ®lill higher build hi® fume. ^ Charleston, Mich. Jan. 1841. ”J\ 11S C E LLANEOL S* TIIE FLO W E R OF TIIE FAMILY. A Tale Founded on 1’act. ! these accessions Ellen would Imve followed their, moons, from narrow means to destitution and dc- I example, had it not been for imperative command pemlenco which the Glenhams underwent. The j ot her mother, uml their own gentle persuasions, period at length arrived when they were obliged to I I lotv they would hang uround her, dispose n curl remove from their stately manor-house to ti humble j here and u ribbon there, and then standoff, and tenement occupied by their gardener, when the boys j scan in smiling and enthusiastic admiration the ! were taken from college, and ono of them sent lo i beauties they had help to udoru, and in which they ( sea, and the other placed in u store, when the gil ls | themselves were so deplorably deficient ! ! solicited work from milliners and upholsterers iu Unlit was not solely in her personal attractiot?s in the city, and when I ho father tried daily in vain I that Ellen excelled them all. In every elegant j to procure some humble appointment, no mutter if ; accomplishment she seemed to distance com- it were no better than that of a tide-waiter in the j petition. Her music masters were surprised nt Custom (louse. Ellen boro up with those privation | the aptitude with which she became initiated in with an indomitable spirit, und became more than I the intricate mysteries of their celestial art. She ' ever the life and joy of the household, rising early ! had u rich, rotund melodious voice, and sang with and retiring late, und not shrinking from the most ' remarkable otlect. Site touched the piano with menial employment. Her trial, however, was to boldness und precision, and there were few amu- come. tour performers who could bn compared with her. Among the suitors whom she had known iu Iter j To all these advantages personal and mental, she prosperity was n Mr. Wentworth. He was one of ! added that of sweet and sunny temper, a heart those negative individuals, of whom you could say | that responded through every fibre to the voice of | nothing bad, and but little, for which he deserved (illection, a soul which wus even fairer than the cus- credit, that was good- Hu was personable in his Uet iu which it was enclosed. The conversation between the mother and duugh i exterior. His manners were those ofa gentleman, and lie was perhaps as well educated us nine-tenths ter, which we have ulrcudy recorded, had not been ' of the flatterers in fashionable society. Ilis chief concluded many minutes, when the subject of it claim to consideration, however, lay iu the iudis. himself. Mr. Summcrall, made his appearance.— j putable fact that he was wealthy. He had made A slight flush passed over Ellen’s check as his name | his money himself, too, by bold speculations, and was announced. It was not unnoticed by her ino- ! he had bought a splendid house, and furnished it titer, who as she swept by her to leave the room | luxuriously. All tliut he now wanted wus a wife (for the morning dress of the matron was us tin-, who would grace his establishment, and whose changed) whispered with a warning glance, “Mind charms und position would draw around her and —no encouragement, Ellen !” Was Ellen guilty of a deceitful degree of reser vation iu her communications to her mother re specling Mr. Summcrall 1 Wo trust not. Her intercourse with him had as yet resulted in no posi. live avowal on ttis purl of an intention to sue for her hand. Uui how much can the heart commuui him that fashionable world, in whose glare he was nmbiti >us to bask. Ellen Glenham was the reign ing belle. Site was sincerely admired by the men; envied and caressed by the women. Wentworth offered hiutseif when she was at tiio zenith of her popularity, and was rejected, although lie bad rca- s »n to believe that the mother favoured Lis suit, cate without the aid of words ! From the first mo- | Time rolled on, and the report reached him of the merit when they met. could bo perceived that the j calamitous reverse of fortune which had hefulien greatemotion of his life wus kindled. And though he j the Glenhams. lie vigilantly watched theirde- never alluded even distantly to the subject of his j clino step bv step; perhaps Ito managed to hasten attachment, and though his manner wus ever self- j it a little hy intrigues, which he was not ashamed to possessed and manly, yet Elien could not cscupe resort to ; and when ho had moulded an opportuni sm instinctive consciousness that sho was beloved ! ty to suit him, he sent a liveried servant with a let- by him with ail the ardour ofa firm but passionate ter addressed to Mrs. Glenham. nature. To say tlmt she was flattered by the dis. | At the moment of its .reception the family were covery, would be hut foebltTto convey an idea of in a statu* of embarrassment and distress, compared the uue state of feeling which it produced. Uii-! with which all former sufferings seemed trifling, known to herself, her own affections hud kept pact* : As if by concert, all the small tradesmen with whom in their growth with his. Site had never made i they had had dealings, had the day before impor- onc selfish inquiry in regard to who ho was, or tuned them fi r the paltry amounts for which they whence ho came, whether lie was rich or poor.— j were indebted. Mr. Glenham. after encountering Site hud never put to herself the question, “is his u refusal front two of his city friends to lend him a purp sc muriiage ?” She was contented with ten dollar bill, bad returned home, and remained ! knowing that lie was the most agreeable young man in a state of stupor, hour after hour looking out of j of her acquaintance, that on entering a bull.room, j iho window. Susan, the eldest girl, for sake of ! lie looked chagrined und disappointed till he found saving a few shillings iu stugu fare, had walked | that she was present, when his eyes brightened 1 from tiie city when the snow was on the ground, I and his whole demeanor underwent a cltarig-*.— at.d contracted a violent cough, which site in vait: llud Ellon instituted a serious sell-examination i tried to conceal. The weuthor was extremely she would- have been startled, however, nt the pos- cold, and but little fuel remained wherewith to keep and site reconciled it to Iter conscience.—Well for IterImd it been, had site bethought herself— Them i* u «l,ii v ®ecoml l,nt to tliut \\ I? owe to the (.'reiitor—higlu-r I'ur I lnui ull ihi! I ii i i ii « of the country, kindred, friends. Of government, society no Uvv— The duty vfielf-reecrcHCcV' How doth the •‘w hirling of time bring about its revenges ! * Not many hours alter the fatal letter ol assent had been despatched to Mr. Wentworth., a carriage drove up before the door of iho humble domicil where tlm Glenhams were collected, and a young man, handsomely attired, stepped forth, und knocking for admission, inquired for Miss Ellen. It was Summcrall ! The death of a relit live had rais ed him and his family to n condition of opulence, and he had left South America to assume the man- ag' meut ot a handsome fortune in his own land, lie had called at the hou>e formally occupied by the Gicnimms, where he learned, to his dismay, of th**ir misfortunes. Hurrying away to their present abode he sought impatiently for her to whom his day dreams and his hopes had over been true. She up- penred, but bow changed ! What an expression of hopeless und helpless wretchedness hud settled up on that face, in every joy was once reflected ! A lew hours hud done litu ravage of years upon her Ic'-'nres. J he painful truth was communicated by otto ol the sisters. Not u murmur escaped front Summer- ad s lips, ulthough they quivered, and a certain sinking of his form, ns if a heavy blow had been inflicted on his breast, indicated the agitation within. Uo uttered no reproach, hut, in hurried and slight ly tremulous accents, wished Ellen “all happiness,” trowed, und quitted the house. With a groan of in- expressible pnihiw, Ellen rose front her chair, tot k one step towards the window as if tvt catch a glance id his figure, then sank insensible on the floor. It was nearly an hour before site was restored and even thou die languor and lassitude displayed in every movement could hardly b« called restoru- lion. Days passed on, and, in accordance with Mr. U cut worth s arrangements, the filthily* were re-es tablished iu their old house’with their accustomed luxuries around them. A period for the wedding was fixed; und great preparations wore made for its becoming celebration. The aputlty and indif ference which had marked Elion’s manner immedi ately utter the engagement, seemed gradually to wear oil*. She began to take an interest in tilings around her, gave directions with some animation as to the style of her bridal dress, and received Went- woilh with kindness, though she would never ullow him to lake u greater liberty than that of kissing Iter hand. On die morning of the wedding, her sp rits were unusually bright. She appeared stron ger and move full of life than she had been for mouths. Her eyes flashed with preternatural htil- liancy.and there wus a softness in her tones which went to the heart of those with whom she convers ed. Those signs were considered favoural l: by ull except Susun, the eldest sister, who could not see them without weeping, for she could nut escape Irom the recollection of an expression which had ta'.lun from Ellen’s lips thu day after her last inter view with fSuinrnerall: “Happen what may. I can never be another’s. Il r c shall mil be jparted Thu bridal party were assembled iu the hit It* chapel ol the village. The question, the ullirmulivo answer to which makes u wife, had been put twice to Ellen, und twice had her head sunk convulsively oil her sister’s breast, without her being able to res pond. As she made a third effort, nature gave way, and she fell, in violent convulsions, into the arms of her attendants, and was homo from thu church. A slate of rigid repose succeeded, during which she s 'cmcd us one dead. Suddenly, howev er, Iter limbs became relaxed, a smile of unimagin able svvtuluess irradiated every feature, site rose from her recumbent posbioo, extended her arms dm if to embrace some invisible presence, uttered iu a tone of exultation the iiuiue of Summeruli, ami fell hack inanimate. Thus perished the Flower of tiie Family ! It wus not till some mouths afterwards, that Intel* ligenco was accidentally received in regard to Sum merall. For reasons honorable to himself, he had embarked under an assumed nunted, about (l week before the period fixed for the nuptials of Eden Glen- ham, iu the iii fated President.—Godefs Ladfi liook. He Was now evidently exhausted by toil, und dis appointment. No man couid he m »ru thoroughly ruined, baffled iu theory undone in practice—an exile from bis country, u fugitive from bis troops— overwhelmed by (lie hopelessness of giving a con stitution to Franc.", und w tii nothing hut the dun. coon before him, and the crush of the guillotine bo- hind. “W bat was to bo done?” said Lafayette. ‘Franco was bankrupt—the treasury wus empty—the pro fligate reign of Louis XV. had at once wasted the wealth, dried up the revenues, und corrupted the energies of France. Ministers wrung their bands, the King sent for his confessor, the queen wept—but the nation groaned. There was but one expedient, to call on the people. In 1757 the assembly of Notables was summoned. It was the first since the reign of Henry IV. France hud been a direct and formal despotism for almost two hundred years. She had seen England spread from an is land into an empire. What had been the worker of the miracle ?—Liberty. BY EPE® S\KOEMT. “I saw ihnc iii thy beauty, briglii phantom of (lie past ! I hbw thee hut q mom nut—’iwufc tin? firm lime and the Inst : And though yeur® ®ineo theu have glided hy of mingled joy and care, 1 never have forgotten tltec, thou fuircHt of the fair. [Mks. Hall. There is a species of falso generosity which would often persuade us to violate our duty to our selves, in iho w ish to contribute to the comfort or preservation of others. This sentiment lias been praised and encouraged by suine moralists as a vir tue. How many a novel.writor would seem to re gard it as a laudable and admirable trait in bis heroine’s cliaracter, und that she was ready to sur. itive nature of thu preference which she felt. Shu was made aware of it at length. “I have come to bid you farewell for a long, long time, Miss Glenlinni,” said Summurull, look ing intently in Iter face. them warm. Penury in its most frightful aspect looked in ul their dilapidated windows. It was uuder circumstances like these that Mrs. l.lcnliam, who had little gcuuine fortitude of cha racter, received Mr. Wentworth’s letter. It con- “You do not intend leaving the country ?" asked 1 tninod a reiteration ol his oiler of marriage to lillon in a tone of eagerness, at winch she herself was so startled that a sudden blush overspread her cheek. “Such is my intention,” he replied. “I have finally abandoned the idea of attaching mysef to one of the learned professions, aid I shall suil to morrow for South America, where 1 have an excel jllon, accompanied byn suggestion that in the e vent of his alliance with the family, it would of course he his pleasure ns well ns his duty lo restore- them to the condition they hud formerly occupied, to reinstate them in their old mansion, and furnish them liberally w itn ho means of sustaining their position. An exclamation of joy from Mrs. Gion- Imni was iho first announcement of iho character When it was made known lent opportunity of entering upon a commercial j , career. Wore I alone In the world, hud I myself of this communication render her bund and person in marriage to some | only to provide for, my inclinations would Impel to 1'len. a deadly pallor overspread her face, and detested suitor for thu sake of saving u father, u a brother or a lover from shame, ruin or death !— And yet when the tests ofa high morulity applied to such an act, huw unworthy and unlieroic dues it appear ! The Glenhams wore designated bv all who know them ns u “fine family.” The father was a retired lawyer, who, after ama-sing a considerable fur- tune, purchased u handsome country seat about ten miles from the metropolis, und bade farewell to the city for the greater part of the year. His wife had been a belle in her youth, but w as now content with u station among tiie fashionable matrons of the day. and occupied herself with plans for advancing thu fortunes of her "girls’by meausof eligible alliances. The daughters were five in number. Three sons, the eldest of whom wus “inliusiness" in Now York, und the remaining two in cui.egc, completed the family circle. “1‘ruy who is that Mr. Summerail, Ellen, who wus so attentive to you at the pic-uic ?” asked Mrs. Glenham one afternoon of her second daughter. “He is a young man, I believe, who lias but re cently left college.” "But where dues bo como from ? Hues anybody know bis futiier and mother ? And wliut aru Ins prospects 7" “Of his pedigree 1 know nothing—of his pros peels but little, savo that lie has nut yet decided up on a profession.” “He seemed mighty particular, I thought, in his attentions to you. Where did be get introduced? ’ “At Mrs. Trclawney’s ball last spring. He was introduced by Mrs. Trclttwney herself. “That woman has such a passion for new faces, that she is continually getting into scrapes iu the choice of her acquaintances. It was through her ■ discriminate patronage that the Trench bather, who figured so largely at some of the halls last win- tier, was smuggled into society, 11,> brought a ■letter of Introduction to her frurn some friend iu |i‘aris, who recommended him as an unrivalled cur Vtur.. I’oor Mrs. Trelnwncy, not knowing w liut ■the word meant, louk it lor granted that it was at lony rale,something very genteel. She forthwith me lu n different pursuit. But I have a mother sho trembled violently, us if some internal pre- and two fatherless sisters, who, if nut in indigent science had told her that it was the knell of her circumsiatic.es, have been deprived by unforeseen hopes. events of many of the comforts lo which they have] What should »he do 7 She candidly avowed the been accustomed. The hope of assisting them lias truth to her mother and sisters. Sho told them determined me ill taking the step which 1 prepos', not only was it impossible lor In r to feel the rem it. Ellen’s voice trembled ns she replied, “We shall be very sorry to lose you. When will you re turn 1" t uliectiuu for the man who thus took advantage of their misfortunes Jo press his suit, but that her heart wits pro-occupied by another’s image, Mrs. tiiunbum’s umjer on hearing this uvowul was with- rhnps not for five years—perhaps in less out bounds. She charged her daughter with in ■ gratitude,(alas, how selfish nre we made by suffer* ing !) told her tlmt she would he murderer of her iu mo to suv what l am now going lo say. And vet t father and mother if she did not accept thn offer of can words and protestations loti you so well as my.s Mr. Wentworth, and appealed to every feeling of and looks have already told you, that in vou 1 selfracrifice in her nature.lo rescue theinby a single time. Such being the uncertainly. I Imve lung hesitated. Miss Glenhum, whether it was gnnerous 1 recognise my heart’s destiny, that I love you with a strong, deep und engrossing passion”— “Enough! donut—do not"—mien could only complete her sentence by covering her face with her handkerchief, nml endeavouring to still her heaving bosom. ■i|. till she could do, from degradation, squalor and daily indignities and privations. Tiler, turned her pale luce to her sisters. They said nothing un. til their mother had gone ; hut then, with a gene rosity that ditl more lo shake her resolution than all their pleadings coal I have done, they besought her 'lie tranquil, und hear mo my dear Miss Glen, to withstand the temptation which had been present, hum. I.ove sharpens the faculties, and lam per. etl, lo keep sacred the shrine of her affections, and stiudetl and I know y on will think me above till vain in -pile of suffering and of death. In adhere to the impulses in this, th it there is no individual of my promise, implied if not avowed, which she Imd nmde sex whom you regard with more favour timr, my. to Suininnrali, when she give him the unforgotlen self. I would m>r speak so plainly, were it not ringlet. Unlmppy Ellon ! Why did she not take tlmt I Imve n few precious minutes to remain in your presence. 1 did not come to sulieit front y at ill! exchange of pledges, to entrap you into wlmt the world calls ail engagement, or even lo learn I nun yen that my iilfectiuu was reciprocated. I have the advice of these pure-minded und clear-sighted sisters. Sho was the victim of a false notion of goncrosi. ty and self-sacrifice. Because her inclinations impelled iier so strongly lo wait patiently, wlmt [FROM MARSTO.N ; oil, TIIE MF.MOIIIS OF A STATESMAN.] LAFAYIJITE. BV OR. WARREN. sought this opportunity simply to nppiisu you ollliu cverill might hulldo, for too tnuiiof iier heart, she I rue state of my ewe feelings, to declare to you my imagined tlmt the into of duty lay in an opposite di. deep, constant mid enduring love, and lo say tlmt the hope of calling you one day mine, will sustain mo through the years of toil, privation and absence to which I look forward. Ami I implore you not to undeceive me,even if in cherishing tills hope 1 nm presumptuous and deluded, l.el mo wear it like a talisman in my heart, let me beguile with it ciion. Sho yielded lo Iter mother's uphraidings and expostulations, and consented tlmt sho should ilesp itch a letter to Mr. Wentworth, accepting in E lull's name the otter he hud done them the hon our to make. The irretrievable step was tuken. But wlmt an. guish did it cost poor Ellen to review it! And n,v hours of sailness in a foreign land, let it 1)0 my yet, measured by the standard of that erroneous .mb',.ion, tbo idol of my dreams"- "“""'fy which has been so much patron.*,id by no. The lover chocked himself, for at that instant' vul writers und poets, her deed wus commondab.c, My entrance hut slightly deranged the symposi um, and 1 was sotm furnished with all the Ireioim- sonry of tiie least. In being caller! on to do honor to thu toast ol "ills Majesty the King of Great liri- tain.” My duty w as now done, my initiation was complete, while my eves wore fixed on the pm trait w liicli, still in its unharmed beauty, looked beam, ing on tiie w lid revel below, 1 heard, ill the broken queries, and iutcrjoctiona! panegyrics of these hy. perborenn heroes, more of the history of Lafayette limn 1 had ever expected to reach my ears. Ilis life Imd been the strangest contrast lo the calm countenance which I saw so traiiquil y listen to its own tale, it was Quixotic, and two hundred years ago could scarcely Imve escaped tlm pun of some Trench Cervauts. lie Imd begun life us nil officer in the Trench household troops in absolute boyhood. At sixteen he Imd married ! at eighteen lie Imd formed his political principles, und begun his military career by crossing the Atlantic, and of fering bis sword to llio Republic. To meet the thousand vvonderings at bis conduct, bo exchanged the ancient motto of the Lufayctles for a new one of bis own. Tbo w m ils, “ W by not 7” were his nil svver to ull, and they were sutticieni, U.i reaching America, lie asked but tw o favors, to be sufiured to serve, and to serve without pay. In America lie was more republican limn tiie Republicans. He toiied, travelled, and hied, with un indefatigable zeal for the independence of the colonists; liis zeal was a pns.ion. bis love of liber ty a romance, bis hostility to the dominion of Eng land an universal scorn of established power, iint if fantastic bn was bold; and if too hot fur the frigidity of America, be was but preparing to touch Trance witli kindred fire. lie refused rank in tiie Trench army coupled with the condition of leaving tbo service of the Republic; and it was only on the Trench alliance of 1788,—that ha returned to Paris to be received with feigned displeasure by tlm King, and even put under arrest by the minis- tui,but to be welcomed by the truo sovereign, tin: Queen, feted by the court, tbo sovereign of tlmt so- vereigo, and huzzaed by tbo mob of Paris, already tiie sovereign of them n I ; from bis military prison he emerged, colonel of the King’s regiment of dra goons. While this narrative was going on. mingled vvlth bumpers, and bursts of Suvonic good.fellowships, 1 could not help asking myself whether Lavater was not a quack, un.I physiognomy a folly 7 Could this he thu dashing Revolutionist 7 No plodder over the desk ever wore a more broadcloth countenance; an occasional smile was the only indication of Inn interest in what was passing uround him. He evi dently avoided taking a share in thu discussion ol his transatlantic carter, probably from delicacy to his English auditor. Hut when thu conversation turned upon Trance, the inun came forth, and ho told mu wlmt lie might have been when thu blood of jouili wus a. dud to the glow of the imagination • [from tiif.olive branch.] CONFESSIONS OF A FIRST 11ATE FELLOW. it is now ubout three yeurs since 1 left mv tin* live home in 1’——, Me., and came lo Boston, and found employment at Printing, which I hud em ly selected ns my trade. 1 uhvais hud “ name of being a clever fellow, and since 1 have been here have bad iibpndanl evidence tliut the nuina was not misapplied. 1 gut it good situation, and might, hy industry and prudence, have laid by a good sum fur time ut need. 1 suou became acquainted with young men who visited the theatre, refreshment r oms, and other places of amusement, und soon got into the habit of visiting them myself. In fact, it was not long before 1 spent my money as fast as I earned it* i would tuke two or throe of mv ac quaintance, anil visit thu theatre uml refieslnnc nt shops nml pay the bill, in the office, loo, 1 used frequently to supply them witli whatever they wish ed to Imve. Week after week did I go on without u thought of the future, or concern for consequen ces, frequently have 1 in order lo obliiin money to spend, neglected to pay my board, or even to ge't lucent clothes to wcai ; mid mnny a time have I pledged my watch to pay money borrowed lor the purpose ot having a "spree." I Hied many und many a time to break olT llio habit of spending money ill such foolish wavs. 1 l new that it did me no good ; t nil I was wasting the bust part of my life in earning money which had better have been thrown nwuy. But in" vain would I form resolutions—made hut to be broken nt the first temptation. Again and again did I most so lemnly resolve to rol'n'm, but the habit bad taken too strong a bold. In vain 1 tried to brake tbo fa tal chains tliut wus drawing its fatal coils closer and closin' around me. in vain did friends remon strate,and parents plead. I left iny parents poor; they Imd given me llio bust education they could, and hoped that 1 would alibi'd them some assis- tanco in their old age. O heavens! wliut misery have I caused! wliut pangs of anguish have rent their hearts when they reflected that their hopes of 'nippiness ill seeing their son loved and respected, were soon to wither and die. How much ono I one half of the money l had su foolishly sacrificed, might lmvo dono them. Tlmy struggled on in pov. erty, till even almost hope itself had fled, thinking ihat soon I should reform ; that tin y wouid vet bo happy in seeing mu respected and prosperous. And wlmt did l got in return fur all mv money so lavishly bestowed upon my companions7—1 would not call lUumJrieii'ls,—they deserve not the name ! I received thu name of being “a first rale fellow,” the “cleverest" uml “must generous’' they over saw, 1 was called upon to puy for every amuse ment they wanted. When 1 Imd spent iny money, they would lend mu theirs, unit led me lo pay it w ln n 1 got ready. They praised mv loarniug,"re ferred to my judgement, and were very curetul not to olfeiid me. And this was ull. II i hail one friend tlmt would whisper a word of kind y warning in my ear, at the moment of temp. Union, wlm Imd the courage to tell me I was wrong, I might have listened and resisted. lint uo, they were nil loo selfish. What cared they, ns long ns my purse was ready to answer any demands they ght choose to mnko upon it 7 What was it to them that I beggared myself, destroyed inv bright- est prospects, and brought sorrow lo the home of my childhood 1 And was I nappy iu thus lavishing!)' disposing of thu fruits of daily toil 7—No—I was not. I w ould join in the gay laugh, the jest and w it, but ever and anon, tlm still sifiail voice would whisper, nml ago* uiziiig thoughts would rush thro’ the brain and dumpci. for u moment the merriment of th" hour, uml 1 wouid resolve tliut tlmt should he the lust— resolves tlmt would he broken upon the least tempta. lion. 1 could not resist, Utteu have I pledged my watch, borrowed wlmt money I could,spent the whole, uud then gone to work with a smile upon my face, uml those around ine knew not I lie re. morse and anguish tiiut was concealed within. When 1 left my home, i imd intended lu visit it again within six months, and yui I could not get de cent clothes enough to go until two and a hall years mid elapsed, llio’ only one hundred miles away. My mother often wrote, beseeching me l noire—and when I did go, uud fell u mother's kiss, an 1 saw a mother's tears, ami looked around upon old family scenes, and thought of wlmt I was uml wlmt i might have been, I could out restrain my self, but wept in bitter agony. I then most solemn, ly resolved to reform, do belter, and be all that a mother could wish- When 1 departed again, her prayers rose to heaven for her erring but repentant sou. 1 then felt proof against uii lernplu'.ion, uud thought i might regain iny io.-i ground. And how hits it beou since 7 Have I kept my promise 7 Alas, with grief and slntnie I confess that though -mo spirit is willing the ttesh is weak.' i have transgressed—hut sometimes the lemem. brtiuca of u uiulher’s prayer seems to check the ris ing wish, ami 1 resist. L ist Saturday evening, the ruin was pouring in torrents, and us 1 was passing iu front of tiie l’osl Ploughing in Corn for Manure.—Wo find ia the Louisville Journal, of October 20lh, an excel lent article by a correspondent, on llio subject of manuring land, by sowing corn broadcast and ploughing it under ns a green dressing. It is only one of the many instances which ltavo como to our noiicn the present year, in which sowing corn has been experimented on, and in every instance with marked success. In the case recorded in the Journal, the field con. milled 37 acres, and the year before had been in corn, nod previous to being sown, hud not been bro. ken up, and the old stalks still remained on the ground. The latter part of April, 30 acres were sown with corn, at the rate of two bushels to the a- cro, and 7 acres ut the rate of threo bushels per acre The whole, old stalks and all, wus covered by the plough about 2 inches deep. It came up and grew equally until about two feet high, when a difier- nnco began to appear, and at maturity the thick sown was but five feet li'gli, while that sown thin w as seven or eight. The writer is decidedly oflhe opinion tliut two bushels or even less is a sufficient supply of seed per ucro. To turn the corn under, a heavy roller was used, which pressed and mashed the. corn close to lire earth, and in one direction, enables tiie plough to cover it perfectly. In this way, stalks ten or twelve feet high mn’y be crush, ml down ami turned under without difficulty. Tho vvrilet adds: Were iny only object the rapid improvement of my soil w ithin the shortest space of time, I would nut seek further or belter means’limn first sowing down thick w ith rye, which l would plough under just before the lime of ripening, to prevent its semling thu ground, und upon which I would sow one bushel of corn per acre; thus in tho sumo sea. son, ploughing tin ter u heavy coat of rye and corn, which, in the short space of twelve months, will equal, if not surpass, any benfit which can be de rived from clover in two years.” Alb. Cultivator. Russian Court Tools.—During tbo reign of Peter llio Tirst, Czar ot Russia, it was the custom of that tyrant to punish those nobles who offended bint by an imperial order tlmt lltoy should become fools; from which moment the unfortunate, howov. er endowed with intellect, install'ly became the laughing stock of tho w holccouit; he Imd the priv ilege ofsti) ing evey tiling he chose, at the peril, however, of being kicked or horse.whipped, with- outdaring to ofi'er uny sort of retaliation; every thing he did was ridiculed, liis complaints treated as jests, mid his sarcasms sneered at und commented on, us marvellous proofs of understanding iu a fool. Tito Empress Alina surpressed this nbominublo cruelty; hut sometimes mingled in her practices so much oddity tlmt it was impossible not to be enter tained. Once site decreed that a certain i'rinco G. should become a hen, to punish him for some trilling misdemeanor, and for tliis purpose site ordered a large basket, stulled with straw, und hoi. lowed into a nest, with a quantity of eggs inside, to be placed conspicuously in one of the principle rooms at court. The prince was condemned, on pain ofdeatlt, to sil upon ibis nest and render Itiin- self to the last degree ridiculous by imitating the cuckling of a hen. Memoirs of Princess llaschkaw. Necessity of a Steadfast Character.—The man vvlm is perpetually hesitating which of two things he will do first, w ill do neither. The man w ho resolves, but slitters liis resolutions to be chan ged hv the first counter 'suggestion of a friend, who ductules from opinion to opinion from plan to plan, and veers like u weather cock, to eve ry point of the compass, with every breath of caprice tlmt blows, can never accomplish anv thing great or useful. Instcud of being progres sive in any thing, he will lie ut best stationary, and more probable retrograde in all. It is ouly tiio man who first consults wisely, then resolves firmly, and then executes his purpose with indexible per severance, undismayed by those petty difficulties which daunt a weaker spirit,can advance to emi- lienee iu any line. Let us take hy way of illustra tion, tho ensu of a student. He commences tho study of the dead languages; hut presently a friend comes, anti tells him he is wasting Ins time, ond tlmt of obsolete words, lie Imd much belter cmpluy him self in acquiring new ideas. He changes liis plau und sets lo work at the mathematics. Then comes uiiolliur friend, w ho nslts him with a grave and sa pient fuce, whether lie intends to become u profess or in a college : because, if be does not, lie is mis employing Ilis lime, and tliut for tlm busiuess of life, common mathematics is quite enough of math ematical science-. Iln throws up his Kuclid r and addrcs-cs himself to some other study, which in its turn, is again relinquished on some equally wise suggestion; and thus is life spent in changing his plans. You cannot but perceive the folly of this course ; and the woist effect of it is fixing on your mind a habit of indecision sufficient of itself to blast | the fuiiest prospects, No—tuke your course wise ly, but firmly ; uml having taken it. hold on with heroic resolution, and tlm Alps and Terences will sink before you ; llio whole empire of learning will j lie ut your feet, while those who set out with you, { but stopped to cliangn their plan, aru yet employed | in the very profitable business of changing their ou'io | plans. Let your motto bo perseverance. Prac tice upon it, and you will be convinced of its value ! by tho distinguished eminence to which it wi!l con- j tied you.— Writt's Essays. Niceties of the Law.—Payments may bo too | prompt for llio safely of tho payor ; as we learn Irom tiie Law Magazine. “Payment means pay ment in duo course, and not by anticipation. Titus I payment of rent before I he day on which it is duo i-t a voluntary payment, und will accordingly some- I times entail oil the tenant the liability of paying tho whole, or (since 4tlt W illiam IV. c. 32) part, over again to some other person; e. g. a revisioner or remainderman, who hy tiie death, &c. of the parly ; lo whom tlm money was paid, lias become entitled to it before or ut the time ut which it became due. But though rent is not due till sunset of tiio day on 1 which it is reserved, that being tlm point of timo .... . when bv law il ought to be paid, and before which Ulliuit, litree or four tale ooys presented their pa- . . .. ° , . ... , . . i, , . , , - 1 | . . , i at ’.lie curliest no remedy can he taken against tho pets to sell. I took one. und another litiie boy ask ed me in u feeble voice lo buy one of iii in, I looked at him a moment,- lie wus barefooted, null I think bareheaded—an I bis voice seemed pitiousiy mourn. fill. 1 did not want the paper, but gave him twoor three cents, all Iliad, lie thanked mu, until felt a thrill ol genuiuu happiness, ine first for months, l imn I thought of that poor bov, bow very much good witii 1 htnl spent that evening only would liavu done him. I again resolved to q ut ttm course i wus pursuing, do butler in future, und thus alone for past misconduct. [ know tint Intu 1 shall suc ceed but 1 hope lo bn ubie to sever asunder llio powerful chains of habit., and become u free man, indeed. No one, who lias nut fell und experienced wliut I have, can know I lie force of habit. But, tho gentle reader may ask, why intrude nil this upon me 7 What goon w ill it do to expose your situmn tulhuwoild? It is this, R tidtr, if ever you see a young man iitc'iucd In spend liis Inn J earnings in useless tilings, for '.Ini’, which satisfy* lit not. w inch will bring him to want nml sorrow, and cause bis friends to weep over blighted hopes, just give Iitin a kindly word iii season. It may save him many repentant tears, uud 1m will love yuu as a brother. lessee, still if on tiie morning of that day the tenant 1 pays liis rent to tiie lessor, who dies before noon, 1 this payment, though voluntary as being made be fore sunset, is good against tiie heir and all but tho Crown.” Anecdote.—Tlm following anecdote, illustrating '.lie puti intic ardor of our grandmothers in tiie early days of tlm Revolution, is as much to tlm point as nuy we recollect of reading;—“A worthy couple in tlm iteigliburbotid of iiusttm, Imd one son, who w hen the news ol the buttle of Lexington reached him. was ploughing in tlm field. Ho was told to 'unhitch,' shoulder bis musket, and match up to Boston. Sor rowfully be went into the house as ordered, (for he was but u boy,) ami told bis mother the order that tore Itiin from tlm domestia fire-side, ond vowed his detciiiiinuthm not to comply. The anger of his mother knew no bounds: site cxcluimed with an emphasis nut In bo misunderstood,—'Jonathan ! if you doitl shoulder your musket, iii one minute and march, I'd whip you to death !” Jonathan, always obedient to laws or commands emanating from his parents ohc)ed inslsnlur. lie liked the fun sowel tbst Im served six years faithfully, and was finally liscltarged hy General Washington, uftcr thedis Young man ! remember that life is sh >rt—that j Landing of the army.

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The Georgia journal. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1809-1847, March 19, 1844, Image 1