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Administration, must bcl published thirt)’ days, and <
of Letters of DfSnaission, six moglhs.
Stair of C.'co.—Lllx i'ly (bounty.
HY Elijah Jii ttit-r. Clerk ofih- Court of Ordina
fv for said county. *
James Dorsey, and Sarah Smylic, have applied
f*r letters of administration of tneijoods and chat
tels, riffh sand credits, that wrreot Archibald Smy
Jie, late of said coun y, deceased.
These use therefore, to cite and admonish nil and
singular, t •<* kindred and creditors >f the said de
ceased, to file their objections, (il any there be) in my
office at Hiitesville, on or before the first Monday, in
“May n*xt, otherwise the said letters may be granted
as applied for. m
Given under my hand and s||} at Hstugsuillc, in said
COtfntyMhis fourth day ot 3/areb. in the year
L. S. of our eighteen handed nine,
nmf in the sixty third year of AoTjpcan liulc
pendenc v
pa 9 E. RAKIvK.C. C. O. L C
cor*Tw—OMnlrten County.
■*jr HEREAS, Joseph Thomas, upnlifll far let- ;
V ? >rs of ad ninislration of Be godOnachattels,
nglita, and credits of Dyman of said
county, deceased.
Tlf-ie arc therefore.to cHe ami mimotush. nil and
singular, the kilMred Jind creditor* of the sad dc- :
e *i v*d, Jo file their ohjce'.ion*(if any lli’y have) in
lh, oßc'. of the Clerk of *>•’ Court of Ordinary m
Jefferson, within the time prescritied Taw, other
’• Urtlir said Josej* Thomas may the letters
applied for ‘
Ggt.-n under the h ml %wl seal of the clerk at
1, S until Court, tlii*‘ sixth davwpf* February,,.
cHitctn IndWr -d and thirty-mn".
a;C) JOHN BA
Fifty l)oUarx*ltcwail.
UilN'AwAFYrmn the subscriber in Hamburg
„ t'i ‘•dth, K bruarv, his n-jro man ‘I HCJMAS, |
is about 28 years of nee, five feet 10 inch's 10-.rh. I
dark eomnl etetl.'nnd pleasant countenance. He is
a blacksmith by trail", ami lias doubtless procured
fre- papers from some person, and has “one to vwuk
fit that Business either in South Carolina or Georgia.
He is in all probability lurking about Slivnnnnh. a*
1 understand he engaged in the steamboat “1 borne
Wh-ii tie left. It had on a red flannel shirt, black
sattin-t pantaloon,, mid new broadcloth coat and new
h aver hat. Any person delivering said negro to
in or will lodge him in any safe jail so that I can
oet him, shall receive the above reward.
It. L. TOWSON. Jim.
Hamburg S. C. March tilth, 1839 —apß-3m
t.iUnti.lA fcUMHEB COM’P.
,h, (E s.iiisonbcrs. agents of said company.
JL offer to contract for delivery at Darien, or
elsewhere, of hard Fine lumber of the host
quality, sawed to any dimensions that may ho
required, and at low prices. They will have
on hand at their depot in this city, a good sup
ply of lumber of various sizes.
WOODIHJHY & STACKPOLfc.
Darien, Jan. 22,188- :tw .
Justices Court for I H m>.
* COURT for he 2715 l District, will beholden
;l m the Court House in the city of Darien, on the
4th Monday of each month —to wit
Monday 28lh January, 1839.
Monday 2f>th February, “
Monday 2f>th March,
Monday 22d April, “
Monday —7il May,
Monday 21th June,
Monday 22d July,
Monday 2tith August,
Monday 23d September, “
Monday 28tli October,
Monday 25th November, “
Monday 23d December,”
A pannd of 7 Jurors, will be drawn at each term
after the first. NELSO> , w CARPENTER,
Justice of thu District.
Darien, January 1839.
NeW Spring Goods.
THK SUBSCRIBERS are just receiving per brig :
Amelia Strong, a large and fashionable assortment ol j
SPICING AMI StniHEß GOODS,
Among which arc Victoria black Summer Cloth; do |
brown’do do do green: do do plaid white drill, rib- j
lied cord ; diagoniai and striped Goods for pants; sa
tin Valencia, marsciles, plain and figured Velvets, for
vestings Together with a large and fine assortment
of ready niade'CLOTHING, suitable for the coming
season, which they arc prepared to sell on the most
reasonable terms at the old stand of
r N. THOMAS & SON.
N. B. AH persons indebted to the firm of N. Tho
mas & Son, by nott or account, are requested to bear
in mind, that the time is fast approaching, when they
will be called on fora settlement of the same—and
it is to be hoped that they will not be put off by pro
mises, but on the contrary be ready with cash in
hand to pay up. as the cash is much wanted by
n 1 ’ F N -THOM AS & SON.
The smallest sums thankfully received.
mh l i-lit >'■ T. & S.
Oglethorpe House.
AJ3& THE Public is respectfully informed ;
fTjjiWf that this establishmentcontinuesun
iMlif-Lder the direction of the Subscriber, i
who hopes, by unremilted exertions to merit a
continuance of the patronage he is grateful
for having heretofore received. The house
is large, airy, and convenient, with spacious
piazzas on every side—the charges will be
commensurate to the times. The prevailing
sea breezes and pure air, render this perhaps
the healthiest and most comfortable Summer
residence in the State —suit water baths may
be had a short distance from the house —also
good stabling for horses.
R. W. HOLMAN.
Brunswick, April 27th, IfOO.
YEW GOODS.
fIIHE SUBSCRIBER is just opening a fresh as
i-JL sortmentof sclret
Consisting of the following cuticles, vis: Irish Shrct
Scotch Diapers; Curtain do; Bin! Eye do; Linen
Table Cy*er; CoWed Skirts; English nmt American
I Prints; French Muslins; Picnic Gloves; Fancy ami
, Satin Scarfs; CJfNizc ,shawls; Njnm Silk Hose; black
and white half hose do; Cotton dot Footings, Edg
ings, and Insertings; Can Ribbons; Linen and Cot
ton Musquito; tings; Marseilles Vesting; striped
Lasting*! Linen Drills, and Georgia Naqjteens, for
j Ck‘nTlemen’s Pantaloons. Together with n variety of
other articles, uU of which will be sold cheap for oifsh.
Ladies* and Gentlemen, are respectfully invited to
j call and examine for themselves.
mh 19 H. W IIUDNALL
DOKSOV BTKA>I SAW MILL.
WILT, keep on hand a largo supply of'i
LFMBER of all closciiplions. Cargoes
will be sawed to orde r. Five wharves aro at- I
tachcdto the Mill, and tin*Lumber will be de
livered within reach of the vessel loading.
Apply to
P. If. YONGK & SONS,
Agents.
Darien, January 22,1R39.
yew sk>ni\u \ snniKßgoods.
# TIIE SUBSCRIBES hare received in addition
to their stock a variety of SPRING & SUMMER
I GOODS, amongst which are
Frriioh Cuiutcil Muslins
l.tglitj’rnils
ehffk’tl, (amliiif and Swiss Muslins
Black Grn do Swiss Silks
Ktunitusc Diiniiy
Liiim Sheetings
Table Diapers *
Byrdseyc and Russia do m
Cotton Fringes
Irislt Linen A
Dress Sitnwis ami Seat fs,
Lim it Cambrir Handkerchiefs
Parasols and Umbrellas
Corded Skirts
Silk Khl and Lisle Gloves
flilk and Cotton Hosiery
isAes’ Corsets ‘ -
Georgia Ntinkeens
Drillings, Vestings, &e. &e.
Which me offered on tlie usual terms bv
J A S. H. KOKKNBAUGII.
Darien, Mar.eh 20, I Kt(k
Fresh Itnisins, Ac.
i i V BOXES FRESH RAISINS —Also,
“3: vX I’n’.si rveil Ljii-id
. Scott'* MBorti and Pickle* in Jars
FresVNwcct Oil, und
Superior Imperial Young Hyson Ten
Just received und for sale by
mi 26 J. & S H ROKENBAUGH.
Darken Itmik Bills. *.
m R ILCS on the above Bunk.’ iraki n by the subseri- i
M 9 her for DRY CjOODS—consisting of French,
English and AmeriMn Priori; Silk Lawiis; Chullie’s
Paramatta fn new article for g rtflemen’s
Summer Coats, Ac.); 5-4, -4 4, 3-4 hleAHhed and
brown and Shirtings; Georgia Nankeens;
white Jeans; coloured Drillings; Damask Table Dia
per; Birds Eye Diaper; Vesting#; Bear Duck; Mo
tjiery, Gic.&c. * Also, for Groc rie%HNlrdware, Cm
4cry, Hats, Shoes, Iwm, nr am’ fltyer articles I may 1
have fiaMiale. My asoortinejit is now good.
SAMUEL M..STREET,
ap Bth Broad rec#( Vivian’s Range.)
Notice.*
tLL Persons having claims against the Estate
. of WILLIAM A DUNHAM, late of M’ln
tnsh county, deceased, are requested to hand in their
claims duly attested—and all those indebted, are
likewise desired to make immediate payment to the
subscriber. CHARLES WEST,Executor.
Darien, April 9th, IH*l9.
Thundering Spring.
THE proprietors of this natural cariosity, respect
fully inform their friends and the travelling public,
generally, that they an prepared to accommodate all
who may favor them with a call. The very short
period which has intervened since their purchase,
added to a scarcity of materials, has rendered it dif
ficult to improve ns extensively as they desired; yet
they know themselves willing to devote their undivi
ded attention to promote the comfort and convenience
of visitors and travelers.
The water combines high medicinal qualities, con
taining strong impregnations of Saltpetre, Magnesia,
&c., ascertained from n partial analysis. We deem
it unnecessary to append to this notice, a list of cer
tificates relative to cures effected by using the water,
as the doubts of the sceptical would not be removed,
and those w ho would believe,may credit the asser
tion, as such can be proved at any time. Several
cases of violent Rheumatism have been entirely re
lieved ; also Tetter, Scaldhead, running Ulcers, &c.
Individuals laboring under Dyspepsia, will expe
rience great relief from the. use of the, water. It is
known to be highly efficacious in relieving all cutane
ous diseases.
It is due to ourselves, and for the information of
the public at large, to state at least some of the mineral
properties of the water; and also the nature of some
oftnc diseases which have been cured at this place.
We are aware of the prejudices generally engendered
by vaunting advertisements of like character.
The location of the spring in Upson county, is in
a healthy region nearly surrounded by large hills on
the north side of the Pine Mountain. A considera-
ble quantity of game abounds in the woods adjacent,
for the delight of sportsmen ; ar.d Flint It veris suffi
ciently contiguous to afford amusement to the angler.
Families desiring it, ean find ample seclusion from
dusty streets and miasmatic regions of the lower
counties, at the Thundering Spring,* where no pains
will be spared on the part of the proprietors, to rend
er their visit agreeable.
Gaming and other irregularities will'be prohibited.
Good order will be strictly- enforced.
Afflicted persons w ill have a separate table prepar
ed if desired, where they can tmve all the attention
paid them they may require.
The Bar will be supplied with choice Liquors of
i various kinds, and attended by an efficient bur-keep-
RATES OF BOARD.
Persons per day, - S'l Ob
Persons per week, ------ 600
Four weeks and longer (per week,) 5 30
Families stationary, per month, ” - 500
Children and servants half price.
Horse per day, - - 75
Horse per week, - S3 00
Horse per month, - 12 00
Individuals wishing to remain one week or longer,
will please to make it knot™ at the b“, CHRANi
A. J. McAFEE.
Upson County, Ga. June sth 21-3 mos.
* For the information of those who are unacquain
ted witii the origin of the somewhat protentous np
pellatior, of this place, it is perhaps due to observe,
that the great similarity between the noise occasion
ed by the springand therumblingofdistanlthunder,
suggested the name.
DUPJBAH MORBL,
Attorney at Law,
Brunswick, Geo.
OFFERS his professional services to the ou >!ic.
He v/ill practice in the Courts of the Eastern
| District, and attend strictly to any business entrusted
to his charge. a P 9
DAKIKN, UEOItUIA, TUESDAY MOIiNINC.% JULY 2,1839.
UNEXAMPLED
MAMMOTH SCHEME 111
The following details of a SeuKMK op a Lottery,
to be drawn in December next, warrants us in declar
ing it to be UNPARALLELED in the history of
Lotteries. Prixes to the amount have never before
been offered to the public. It is true, there are ma
ny blanks, but on the other hand, the extremely low
charge of #9O per Ticket—the Value and Number
of the Capital*, and the Revival of the good old cus
tom of warranting that every prize shall he drawn
and sold, will, we are sure, give universal satisfac
tion, and especially to the Six Hundred Prize Hol
ders.
To those disposed to adventure we recommend
early application being made tq ua for tickets—when
the prizes are all sold, blanks onlv remain—the first
buyers have the best chance. We, therefore, em
phatically say—DELAY NOT ’ but at once re mil
and lfY7W.<-mit to us your orders, which shall always
receive our immediate attention. Letters to be ad
dressed, and applications to be made to
SYLVESTER & CO.,
If>ti Broadway, New \ ork.
| V Observe the Number, ISG.
8700*000 !! ! 8500,000 ! ! 825,0001
G prizes of 820,000 ! !
2 prizes of 815,000!!
3 prizes of 810,000 !
Grand Real Estate and Bank Stock
LOTTERY.
Os Property situated in New Ofleans.
The richest and most
presented to the public, in this or any other coun
•ry. ,
TlC*Efk ONLY 820,
Authorized by*un jfetofthc Legislative Assembly
of Florida, and under the Piped tans of the C<Tm
missionefs, acting undtr the. same. *
TO BE UR AWN AT JACKSONVILLE,
FLORIDA. December Ist, 1839
SCHMIDT & if A MILTON, Managers.
♦SYLVESLER & CO., 15(1 BriuitW ay..
New York, Sole Agents.
NO COMBINATION NUMBERS ! ! !
fOD.OOO titki ts from No. 1 upwards, in succession, i
The deeds of the Property and the Stock transferred
in trust to the Otnnfbissioners appointed by the
said act of the Legislature of Florida, for the secu
rity of the Piize Holders.
SPLENDID SCHEMF! ! !
w *
1 Prize—The Arcade—2B6 feet, 5 inches, 4 lines,
on Magazine street; 101 feet, *
11 inches, on Natchez street; |
126 feet,6 inches, on Gravier st.
# Runteffiit about $37,000 per up- #
mini. * * Dollars
Valued at 700,00 ft
I Prize —City Hotel—lG*2 ft An Com
mon street, 146 feet. 6 inches, on * *
Camp st. Rented ut*5 , . , 5,000 — •
Valued at „ 500,000
1 Prize*—Dwelling House (adjoining
the Arcade) No. 111, 24 U. 7 inches
front on Natchez st. Rented *
n Al2oo—Valued at * 20,000
1 Prize—Ditto (ndjoimhgtlic Arcade)
No. 18/93 Sifcfronjori Natchez kt.
R nterrat $l2O0 —VnluyfJ at 20,000
1 Prize—Ditto (adjoining tlfh Arcade 1 )
No. 20, 23 feet'ft-ont on
st. Rented at $l2O0 —Valued at 20,000
1 Prize—Ditto—No. 23, North cast * *
corner of B sin <f* Custom-house
street; 40 feet fronton Basin, and
40 feet on Franklin st. by 127 ft.
deep in Custom-house st. Rented
at $l5O0 —Valued at 20,000
1 Prize—Ditto No. 24 South west
corner of Basin & Custom house
street; 32 feet, 7 inches on Basin
32 feet, 7 inches on Franklin, 127
fi and, 10 1-2 inches deep in front of
Custom house street. Rented at
$l5O0 —Valued at 20,000
1 Prize—Ditto—No. 339, 24 feet, 8
inches on Royal street, by 127 ft.
II inches deep. Rented at SI4OO.
Valued at 15,000
1 Prize—2so shares Canal Bank
Stock, SIOO each 25,000 ‘
I Ditto—2oo ditto Com do, do do 20,000
1 Ditto—lso ditto Mechanics’ and
Traders’ do do 15,0001
1 Ditto—loo do City Bank do do 10,000 j
1 Ditto—do do do do do do 10,000 I
1 Ditto —do do do do do do 10,IKK)
1 Ditto—so do Exchange Bank do do 5,000
1 Ditto—so do do do do do 5,000
I Ditto—2s do Gu:> Light Bank do do 2,5(H)
1 Ditto —25 do do do do do do 2,500
1 Ditto—ls do Mechanics’ & Tra
ders’ do do 1,500
I Ditto —15 do do do do do 1,500
20 Ditto each 10 shares of the Louis
iana State Bank, SIOO each, each
Prize SIOOO 20,000
10 Ditto each 2 shares of $101) each,
each Prize S2OO, of the Gas Light
Bank 2,000
200 Ditto each I share of SIOO, of the
Bank of Louisiana 20,000
200 Ditto each 1 share of SIOO of the
New Orleans Bank 20,000
150 Ditto Each 1 share of SIOO of the
Union Bank of Florida 15,000
GOOO Prizes. $1,500,000
TICKETS $20 —JVO SHARES
The whole ofthe Tickets with their Numbers, as
also those containing the Prizes will be examined
and sealed by the Commissioners appointed under
the Act, previously to their being put into the wheels.
One wheel will contain the whole of the Numbers
the other will contain the Six Hundred Prizes, and
li e first tiOO Numbers that shall he drawn out, will
lie entitled to such Prize as may be drawn to ils num
ber, and the fortunate holders of such Prizes will
have such property transferred to them immediately
after the drawing, unincumbered, and without any
Deduction !
Editors of every Paper in the United States, in
the West Indies, in Canada, and other of the British
Provinces are requested to insert the above, as a
standing advertisement, until the Ist, of December
next, arid to send theiraccount to us, together with a
paper containing the advertisement.
SYLVESTER &. CO., 155 Eroadway, N. Y.
May 2', I?3'J. until Dec. I.
FLIRTATION—By. N. P. Willis.
They talk of love in a cottage,
And bowers of trelltced vine,
Os nature bewitching!)’ simple
Ami milkmaids half divine;
They may talk of the pleasures of sleeping
In the shade of a spreading tree,
And walk with a nymph at morning
Wlk trips with a footstep free.
But give me a sly flirtation,
By the light of a chandelier,
With music to play in the pauses,
And nobody over near;
Or give me a seat on a sofa,
With a glass ofespecial wine,
And mamma too blind to discover
The small white hand in mine.
Your love in a cottage gets hungry,
m Your vine is a nest of flies,
Simplicity cuts flic graces,
Ami your milkmaids talk of pies :
t You sink to your shady slumber
And woke with a flee in your ear;
And yourdnmsel that walks in the morning,
Is shod like a mPmnhvinecr.
* *
“J’rue love’ is at home on a carpet,
And mjghtily likes his ease ; . *
And true eye to a capon,
And starves in your shady trees ;
IJis wing is the I'antSf a lady,
jpliis foot’s an invisible tiling;
And his arrow tripped^'it h a jewel.
And shot from a silver string.
-—— —— l,. ’ *
For (lie Tiferald.
THE MONASTIC CHARACTER.
’ #
‘‘Remote from man, with God lie passed Ui* tiny*,
Prayer all hiffbusiltcss, all his ploMwro praise.”
* Parnell, *
Fallen.man lias never been able toiendnre
the glory of superior excellence, since the hour
when the guteS of Paradise weft cltAed upon
a Regrading world, thong who Imve preferred
repenttwee Hi rebellion*and have resigned the
enjoyments of earth for comintittfon with
heaven, have been made the ohjeets of almost
universal scorn. Ants when’the ircal of ilie
worshipper has Ifln st forth into enthusiasm,
tynl dircctAi all the facultic/and affections of
his sottl toit'singie object, the oontempt yf the
world has riDcned inloliutred, and a spirit of
pertjJEition lias arisen, which could be. ap
peased only by tlie ashes that smoked around
the slake or the Wood wffieh was sited upon
the seulfoid. * ,
This natural aversion of religion insinuates
itself into all our feelings and opinions. V‘
warps the mind with illiberal prejudice, and
perverts tlie integrity of histSficul tryj t. ‘l'Jjc
annals of the world exhibit no character more
simple and unassuming Ilian that of the prim
itive monk. Wearied with tlie corruptions and
vanities of life, he (led from the luxury of im
perial cities, to entomb himself in the recesses
of a wilderness, and beyond the reach of hu
man observation, persevered in the exercise of
incredible austerities. Vet the name of the monk
is associated with the darkest and most revolt
ing images; with all that is base in ltypocricy,
it athsomc in sensuality, or terribe irt bigotted
oppression. The cowl, tlie convent, the mid
night proc ssion, the penal austerity, the uu
relaxing self denial of this singular order, ate
clothed in all the darkness of mystery and ter
rors of romance. And so deeply is this aver
sion radicated, that no retiring modesty, no
ardour of devotion, no personal merit whatev
er, have been able to erase the impression which
the power of popular tradition has left upon
I the vulgar mind. The accumulated prejudice
of ages entirely torbids impartial scrutiny ; and
even qualities and exploits, which would shed
a flood of glory on the memory of other men,
are regarded wilh contempt, as the qualities
and exploits of wretched devotees. V/liile we
cherish with ‘ nthusiastic fondness tlie merno
! rv of those heathen sages, who, for the sake of
intellectual cultivation, sacrificed tlie delights
of pleasure, and the emoluments of business;
we can forget, that, in an age, when the lights
of science hadalmost ceased to be visible among
men, when the remnants of Grecian and Ro
man improvement were gradually merging irt
the turbid ocean which had swallowed the em
pire of the Cicsais; the monks , in the true spirit
of philosophy, exchanged the possession of sor
did affluence arid barbarous power, for the
pains and privations of enlightened poverty.
We can forget, that during centuries of igno
rance and barbarism, the few unextinguished
sparks which remained of a fire whose blaze
had once illuminated the opposite shores ofthe
Adriatic, where cherished in the cells of reli
gious establishment , like the perpetual flame
of Vesta, or the imperishable element of the
Magi. The names of those who in latter times,
have boldly asserted the natural rights of man,
are embalmed in the memory of thousands; but
an ungreatful posterity has forgotten, that it
was the Monk, who gave the first check to
arbitrary power, while modern revolutions
were sleeping in the abyss of fulurity. The
ancient sage, and the modern politician, re
ceive an homage almost idolatrous, while con
tempt or oblivion is the lot of the Christian pat
riot ar.d the Christian philosopher.
Ever scenes and situations, v.-hich are com-
monly linked to the most pleasing recollec
tions, excite no such emotion, when viewed in
connexion with the services of religion. The
ruined castle, the dilapidated temple of idola
try, are visited as sacred retreats by tlie lovers
of meditation. There is a hallowed influence
pervading the desolate spots, which once ech
oed to the sounds of human activity. A holy
power seems to chain the soulof the spectator,
as lie stands amidst the tombs of departed
greatness; and lie almost hears the voico of
those
“Airy tongues, which Ry liable men’s names,
On sands, and shores, and desert wilderness.”
Yet the idea of the Convent is arrayed only
in gloomy and terrible darkness, it is regar
ded as the abode of black despair and mysterious
horror. The monastic life is represented as a
life of austere and hartless devotion, without
any redeeming advantages or enjoyments ; in
which tlie body was macerated, the Heart was
hardened, tile conscience seared, tlie faculties
impaired, and the sensibilities of our nature
almost totally destroyed.
This is a description of an enemy, a com
pound of malignity and ignorance. Those,
who; engrossed by tlie sordid and deadening
cares of life, regard the Monks as stupid en
lliusursts of villainous impostors, may boast of
tlie refinements of worldly society. Rut it is
only he, who has ‘trodden the silent courts of
uu ancitut monastery, and mused in tlie con
secrated iwilight’of a cloister; who has looked
with a l’qjet’s eye upon tlie speaking objects
which surrumid him, and felt all the thrilling
inspiration of Ihe scene —it is only lie who can
feel how infinitely more favourable to moral
and intellectual improvement is such u situa
tion, than a residence vexations and
vulgarities of promiscuous intercourse. As the
monk wandered
ttessivffl'generalions had traversed in silence ;
as it*; passed through eells.vvhicli had witnes
sed tlft devotions of so many departed spirits ;
us he gazed upon the walls over whose vener
able battlements tlie lights ngd shadows of so
many centuries had passed; in the fltidst of
such a scene, suftounded by these silent, but
eloquent cotnparfions, and joining daily in the
early chaunt, or the Jioly evening song, his
thoughts must have been brought into unison
with these sacred and st*l>lime conceptions.
With these objects in vfow, and inspired with
tlie digntt'y of his ownsituation,. the*Solitary
friar, though clothed in the garWof beggary,,,
*dcsdfted the admiration of thuyvorld.
The unyielding apathy of the stoic has been
celebrated by the zeal of adniiri g disciples;
wfdle in the conclusion of the convent, multi
tudes of forgotten frjarsrftajve eiTtlured®he se
cret pangs, from which the praudest champions
of philosophy would have slutoak iri dMinay.
A fid while no parallel can tig found to the pas
sive fortitude of these humble followers of the
cross, energy of design and promptness of ex-’
freution, where no less characteristic of the gen
uine work. Putience and forbnarafiee, he, in
deed, displayed, while patience and forbearance
were requisite; but in the moment oflxigtyicy,
lie was prepared to exercise the opposite,
though consistent qualities: Who first con
ceived the heroic design of delivering Jerusa
lem from the power of the infidel J Modern
philosophy has called it fanaticism, and brand
ed its authors with contempt. But it was no
fanaticism, which roused a world to rescue the
sepulchre of a Saviour. It brought no wealth
to the coffers of kings. It adds little to the
extent of their dominions. But there was a
stupendous dignity in the enterprize, and a
majestic heroism in the mode of its accomplish
ment. Who caused the millions of Christen
dom to shake by a universal impulse, as if by
some mighty covulsion, precipitated them into
the plains and vallies of Judea? A wandering
Afonk— an itinerant hermit! Beneath the cowl
of that despicable wanderer, there was a power
that could draw the Sovereigns of the mighti
est empires from their thrones. In that glori
ous hour, when Europe was moved by a spirit,
which, alas ! has fled forever, the hands which
had wielded no weapon but the instruments of
self-inflicted punishment, grasped the imple
ments of death. The limbs which had scarce
ly supported the trembling Monk in his ordi
nary duties, trod firmly and without fatigue the
holy soil of Palestine ; and the voice which
had been raised only in the prayer of penitence,
or the swelling strain of the anthem, now
mingled in the din of battle and the shouts of
victory.
That day of religious heroism has departed
forever; and the septieal apathy of the nine
teenth century refuses to believe that a cour
ageous and enterprizing spirit could survive
the discipline and devotion of a convent. Nor
is this all. The veil has been lilted from the
secrets of the heart: and ambition, avarice, and
lust, have been exhibited as the secret springs
which impelled so many thousands to the ser
vice of their God. The Monk has been traced
through all the windings of the difficult career,
and his assailant, ventures to pursue him even
into the retributions o'.’ eternity! These doubts
and suspicious cannot be expelled lrom the
minds of those, who are engrossed by the ordi
nary occupations of society. But to such as
have visited some gloomy pile of ancient day’s,
and beneath the shade of Gothic arches, caught
a glynips of the secluded throng encircling
the alter, mingling harmony of the
vesper hymn blended into one lofty tone, r** ‘
every placed face seemed clcvabjfj, ’ 1
rapture —to such, there :s “
merit to prove that, h-*
VOL. 1. NO. 24.
Monk has been by man, thousands of regene
rated spirits have ascended triumphantly to
heaven, from the seclusion of the cloister and
the ceil.
ALFRED.
Severs!nk Cottage , July, 18110.
Novel Coijktsiiii* and Litigation.—
Not long since, in a town not twenty miles
from Rutland, a sprightly old bachelor paid
his addresses to a fascinating Miss, not far
out of her teens, for a long time, (ns the
story goes) and until matrimony was pretty
freely talked of. Indeed, tlie apparently
enamored wooer ultimately became so fa
miliar with the family and its affairs, where
he visited, thet, lie not very (infrequently,
and without much ceremony, supped, took
lodging, (with the boys, doubtless) anti
breakfasted in tlie morning, ere lie took
leave of his partial “sweet home.” At
length, as the old saying goes, “hot love
soon grew cold,” and his visits became “few
and far between,” until they entirely
censed. And so the affair rested for u
while, but probably not without some sighs
and palpitations on the part of the aban
doned “maid forlorn.” But matters did
not stop exactly here. The treacherous
lover, it was repoitcd, had found another
charming Dulcinea upon whom to bestowing
guileful “ cooiugs and wooings.”
I-lis former Miss, instead of getting up
a suit for a bread of promise, brought an
action for sundry things sold and delivered,
and for labor, &c. &<‘. and a bill was made
up of no inconsiderable amount —running
somewhat ift this manner, w 8 suppose:
Mr.-
To ]\liss , Dr,
To sundry regular meals, $ “ “
“Swept cake& cliqcffc between
meals, “ **
“Pumpkin pies and cookies, “ “
“Apples and cider in profusion, “ “
“Firewood on<( candles, “ “
“Lost time and attention, “ “
“Sunday night's lodging, , “ “
Amount, $50,00
Not learning (Tint there was ewgr any
trial in tlie case, it is supposed he settled
the matter, and learnt a useful lesson, wortlj
to him nearly what it cost. J*
—[Riffland (Vt.) Herald, m
4k 11 ‘
Tub Influences of a Qihustian Mjmt--
er.—■tVhal a public blessing, wjiat
strument of exalted good is a Christian
mother ! r Itavould require a pen superior
to mine to .trace the merits of such a char
ade * How who now Wear
me, fiifol that thcynowc to it aji the virtue
and piety that adorns them : or may raced-.
lrt, aLthis moment some sa*nt in htfnven
that brought them into light te labor for
their happiness, temporal and eternal. No
one can be ignorant of the irresistible in-*-
(luence which such a mother possesses in*
forming the hearts of her children, at a sea
son when nature takes in lesson and exam
ple at cvfry pore.
and inclination within
the walls of her own house, every hour of
her lUit becomes an hour of instructions,
evciTfeature of her conduct a tranHplantcd
4!Hue. Mpthinks I behold her encircled
byiiicr belovctf clutrgc, like a being more
tliaii human, on whom every mind is bent,
and every eye directed ; the eager simplicity
of infancy inhaling from her lips the sacred
truths of religion in adapted phrase and
familiar story, the whole rule of the oral
and religious duties simplified for easier
infusion; the countenance of this fond and
anxious parent all beaming with delight and
love, and her eye raised occasionally to
heaven in fervent supplication for a bles
sing on her work. Oh what a glorious
part does such a woman act on the great
theatre of humanity, and how much is the
mortal to be pitied who is not struck with
the image of such excellence. When I
look to its consequence, direct and remote,
I see the plant she has raised and cultivated
spreading through the community with
richest increase of fruit. I see her diffu
sing happiness and virtue through a great
portion of the human race. I can fancy
generations yet unborn rising to prove and
hail her worth, and I adore that God who
can destine a single human creature to be
the stem of such extended and incalculably
benefit to the world. —fie an Kirman,
Not Clothes enough.—A friend of ours
who happened to bo in Hartford a day
two ago, says he found the city so full of
strangers that he came near being obliged
to sleep in the street. A great many peo
ple of the high ton arc there as witnesses
in the matter pending between Dr. Jarvis
and his lady. Among the charges whicli
our friend understood Mrs. Jarvis had made
against the doctor, one was, that she had
an insufficient allowance for her wardrobe.
Mr. Jackson, of Middletown, stated that
immediately after Mrs. J. had left her hus
band, he and some other gentlemen were
called in by the doctor, among other things
requested io glance at the ladies wardrobe-
That they found twenty-one trunks filled
with apparel, and for item they counted
twenty-four pairs of Shoes; and for a full
Neapolitan Court dress, in which Mrs.
vis had been presented at that Court some
years ago, and that the gentlemen all
agreed that the value of the whole could
not be less than #2,000, and perhaps much
more.—This was the apparel of the moth
er and daughter, which had been packed
for the purpose of being taken away, when
the ladies departed, and had been detained
by the positive orders of ihc A
