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BENJAMIN P.POOBE. |(^Fpr T«rm», &c-•« I»« P»S'- GILES MITCHELL, Af TOIBRT AT—** fWf.l Jefferson. Jaekton CK Ga. LEAVES FROM MY JOURNAL. A TRIP TO ENGLAND IN 18*rv33. MANCHESTER. .; ^ ; , *1- While Rt Minchciter we witnessed r ceremony as norcl as pleasing—an Isrealitish Wedding. The parties were of wealthy families, and the Synagogue was filled to «#verflowing. When we en tered, the Rabbi was occupied in writing' the marriage contract on a parchment. Having concluded it, he handed it to others present to read, and then to %lhe bridegroom, who, aftei apparrcutly well considering the contents, which' .were written in Hebrew language, signed the same, as also did two _ witnesses. This being duly executed, the bridegroom was conducted from the room again, the bride being all the time invisible. ' A canopy was then erected, being sup ported by four persons offailb, and so lemn strains of music announced the approach of tbo bridgegroom. The reverend officiate having placed him self beneath the canopy, the bridegroom was introduced, supported on both aifoa by two male friends. Again the sound of music proclaimed the approach of the bride, who was sim ilarly supported, bnt by two ladies. The bridal dress was strictly scriptural; the maiden was attired in pure white, covered with a veil, as in Geuesis xxiv, 65. The music having ceased, the bride, still supported as before, was thrice led round her future husband. We believe this emanates from the marriage of Ja cob and Leah—Jacob having bis bride veiled, married Leah instead of Rachel, Gen. xxix, 26. For this reason the bridegroom has an opportunity of^J* cerunning from the gait or figure of his, intended wife, os he has no opportunity of leading her countenance through^he folds of her veil. Having thus circled round him, she was placed on the light aide of bet future lord. The priest proceeded then to pro nounce a blessing upon all present, holding at the time a glass of win® in his hand, which, after the conclusion: of a prayer, was handed by a friend to, the happy couple, in token of peace wiih all the world; they having sipped the fame, modestly returned it. Tho reverend and venerable rabbi then proceeded to rea<I aloud the document twfore descri bed, and then a second glass warfil’ed, and a prayer offered up fo~ tlie future grace of the new couple, and a second glass was lasted l»y both the young peo ple in token of consent to each other. Then followed a solemn silence; tnentof suspense; the ring was to be placed on the brides linger. The fair hand was extended (as ive thought)-ra- tber willingly, and the ring lieing han ded to the rabbi, he first exhibited it.to goons, whose' bugles' and kettle drums give riutiodst soul-stiiring music. Hi* you vjsit a public edifice, a sentinel is at the door.. Is there-a public meeting, a^ corporal's guard is sent to keep, order. Iii short, go where you may, you. are constantly reminded that you are in a land where the bay net, instead of the ballot box controls, public opinion. The uniforms, generally of scarlet and. gold, are splendid, the troops well dis ciplined—and it was a sou ice of pride to think that such men as there were re pulsed by our raw. militia. R* ’ first love and last lqve. When I wm it 1 loved • youth whose eyes were dark. And raven b,ack hi» hair. My hole hyart w*oi fit a pat, . Whene’er be.pSaacd me bjr.j And if He looked afuther maids, M sit the down and afcfc. - Mosiewrasin bis a&rerr voice. As be would softly t?U, ' How dearer far itaae life andJfctl, He loved liw own jEsielle, And aa he trembling told bis lore. I blushed, and mine confotsed; And then-yes, I ihought and felt That rissT love was the best. uou m ■ - ~ - ; . v i R.isd*Island and New armma; others, and then examined it to lumselt. j where Yankees think a» hops are found; He .hen gave it ....he bridegroom, who j Wh. re h«,-pudd.»g.d...l..ndt ii Thus time sped on: i Their fplendorso’e gy fancy changed- Two Jaughing eyes of bl« My first love’s voice ussweetness lost. His eyes roe ihouglil. grew^dim. a UCII ,|neu-vi-“-t J 1 **' , , M, bocy ch.apd-1 de.ri. k.*«d THE WHITE HORSEMAN. BV A SOLDIER OF THE REVI LITIO.N. The heavy tramp of the regulars as the solid columns . moved .amid the darkness towards Concrinf, was heard with indignation by the waking inhabi tants of the country. The hardy yeo man; as he leaped'from his pallet and glared through• tjie .window at the passing show, was at firitl at a loss to conjecture on what errand these well-, trained'warriors had been srint; but instantly recollecting that there was a depository of arms and provisf ns at Gmicord, which the Americans had. lately collected together, he made no doubt that this strong detachment of the British army had been commis sioned to. take possession of them.— There was something provokingly cruel in the eyes of the Americans, in thus depriving them of ilte very hum ble means of defence \yhich they had 1 been able to procure ;'and although they did not immediately form the re solution of drawing the blood of those incendiaries, yet the murmur of disap- prohation ran from liuuse to house, until the whole of the surrounding country had l>een aroused from' their pillows, and anxiously awaited the arms-'and disperse. Tli&. Americans were* dot fast in acknowledging the authority of tbeepauietted caitiff, and, in an instant, a shower of British balls cut 'dowu nearly half of the little company and put the rest to flight,— Captain Roe was among the slain.— The women and children of Lexington fled from their.houses over the lulls, filling the air . with their screams.— There was an old man by the name of Hezekiah Wyman, the window of whose house overlooked the ground wherethese murders weie committed; and no sooner did ho sec his brave countrymen fall, than lie inwardly demoted himself to revenge the unhal lowed slaughter. •Wife,* said he,‘it-there not an old guribarrel somewhere in the garret V ‘I believe there was,' said she ; ‘but prav wliat do you want with it?’ •1 should like to see if it is fit for ser vice,* replied he, ‘if I am not mistaken it is £ood enough to drill ahcle through •Mercy on tn£, husband ! are you going mad ? An old man like you— sixty years last November—to talk of going to war! 1 should think you had enough fighting the British already. There lies poor Capt. Roe and his result of their movements. It was in I men bleeding on the grass before,your — my uncle,) becVt •: ‘-Y-no.4. paragraph pops upon Myaecond »hou*ht could awretlt teD, My second inoujiu coomiwr*.. •fhai I was wonder’nrtu fair, Thai Cupid revelled in my cyea, And wanioned in my boir. And soft we vow. d our little hearts - Should own no other ftwet. And then—then IwMVcry mire . That SECOND love wm beat. But eh," ala*! another change ‘Wm o’er my fancy throw n; The light locks of my second love No more in .plendor snoue. * I worahsbipptd at another ahnne. •Jt ' Blue eyc» had bad their day; I loved—Oh yer.l d. arly loved Twoaparkling eye* of gray. And, aoTieVlhan from brown or bin The look on me il*ey com; And we each vowed to never chan Cut love while hfe.ahould Hi* love-tale like a seraph’* tong, r did f«U And then—.»li then 1 had TatRolove i but of all. )LOUbt Then did my fancy, fickled jade!— For year* her wsiitt’ring beep, And many a double vow wm breathe Of Fosaiou pure and deep; Till Reason came ioFanc>*s aid, And this truth did impart. If ih u a looting wou.d know— Seek, seek a kindrtd h* art. I nought and found a warm, kind hearO That can each change defy: No more tbere’a magic in a form, Or hwtrt in an eye. They p«** *like oulieeded on. And change hassunk lores?— CONNECTICUT,; What land ia ihstao nicely bound. By Massachusetts nnd the Bound, , Road-Island and New York around; placed if upon the fore finger of the what land i* that, when G< orge the King rich, hand of hi* bride,, pronouncing the • «d f '?« 1 ** Whose son* did Yankee Doodle ring? Connecticut. What hind i« that, where fo'ks are said. To be so *cnipul*iu.*ly bred. ,, ^ ^ steady habited; Where hearty g rl* and boya are led, Wiih pumpkin pics and gingerbread? Connecticut. - What' land ia. that where old time* walks In steady pace o’er maple blocks; , Forsake* hi* *la» fr wooden «**<•; ■ ' Where bead* too high will meet with knock*; . And land were more if fewer r«ck»? Where maiden* neck* are whi r as *nOw, And cheek* like r-wea red you know; ^ Where jonny-cakc* are baked from diitigb, That land where mUk and hone? 0 .w? Connecticut. What land is that whence pedler* come, A thousand miWor more from home, . With tin, with bam wood trencher* ; .aome Wiih patent nutmegs and new.rnpi )«:»•, To gather up the coppers!—num. J- 1 right band ofhis britje,. pronouncing talismanic wtmlsi “ HaWd Mosba, Veh, Yesrear—(Anglic**, “ Thus l wed thee according to tbo laws of lsical os by Motes coromatidod,) left tbo ring ou the band of tho bride. A glass was placed on the ground, and in a moment—-crash —the brittle vessel was shattered in a thousand pieces by the right 'font of the bridegrtKtm ns a token of the tmeertain- ty of life, and that all our joys may be shattered in a moment. The .uJ.len change «nhe ahleronitj to jiiy was elect ric. Ni> booiIct was the glasa in tho dust than the miisie struck up in lively notes; the place sounded with the wpida “ Mezel Tout' —(joy • f)_echo upon echo seemed tp sound In nureats: congratulatiphs were heart felt ; truly ezhilirating was the scene. Th, ceil of tho brido was in a moment respectfully removed, and she stood be fore o. with oyes streaming, thankful and happy, yet fearful, and smiling un Whit land is that, where lean w Alouk^apreyer —they were martied—all -the cerem«»- , ay wag over. • , The American traveller in England is forcibly struck with the number of > military monlhat he eyery where sees. About every twentietb roan be tneets in • ; • .the street is-in uniform. -Here comes ,i * Vgipoadier, » r well built man, measuring et least siz feet, with an immense; bear akin cap upon liis head, wbich adds two more to his heigjta Next.iuunea con- > pie of privates in the Infantry, short, V thick set men,—one has a scar upon his ? Y - lace, sad a glittering, medal rtipon h s bre^ boll, gained in some hard, fighu mi i M a large buildinc a few miles below Lexington that a family, who had been early made acquainted W’th the approach af the British hireling*t re sided, They were up and doing long before tho arrival of the troods. The girls assisted their brothers in putting on their equipments and the old man saddled the horses for his sons. As these lads were about starting for the purpose of watching the career of the regulars when they should arrive et Concord., a young man rode swiftly up to the door, and bade the volunteers "o*d morning.— ‘Copt. Roe, 1' burst from the lips of a'J present, save one young and blooming lass, who hung tier head aud sighed deeply. This young man was. ap parently, under thirty years of age ; of middling stature, and dark eyes, which now gleamed with fire, lie spoke a few hasty words in an under tone, to the armed peasant boys, to which they replied by grasping their fire-locks and hastily mounting their steeds. ‘Not a word lias_ he spoken ! to me.* sighed the pensive girl. Quick as thought* the young Captain sprang to the ground, and giving liera hearty embrace, promised to be with Iter in a few boure. No answer was return ed by the desponding fair one, but riie clenched lier hand* raised her pallied face to Heaven, as if engaged in inward prayer. There she stood in statue like siience until the sound «»1 the departing horses* hoofs had died, away. Then turning t» her mother who' had remained at her side, she softly said, *1 shall never see him morel* ‘F.wdislrgirl,* answered lhe old lady in a tone Hint trembled while it chid, •do you suppose that Captain R»»e in tend* to attack the British army with a handful ;of plough-hofa? There, will be no figlitjug depend upon it.* But the fiOtiiid of approaching liorse- I men driving swiftly along the by pal hs and the maiu road, convinced the trembling girl, that the number was not small who . were alrea ly up in arms for the‘defence, of their rights, their hearthstones, and their liberties, What would you do with gun ?* The old man made no reply, but ascended the stairs,and soon returned with a ruscy gun-barrel in his hands. In spite of Iris wife's incessant din, lie went to the shop, made a stock for it, and put it in. complete order for use. He then saddledra strong white horse, and mounted him. He gave the steed the rein, and directed his course to ward Concord. He met the British troops returning; and was not long in ! perceiving that there was a wasp's nest about then cars. ; He dashed so jpsely upon the flank of the enemy that his horse's -neck was -drenched with the spouting blood of the woun ded soldiers. Then, reigning back his snorting Steed to reload, lie dealt a second death with the never-failing - bullet. The tall gaunt form of the assailant, his gray hicks floating on the breeze, and the ndor of liis steed dis tinguished him from the rest of the Americans, and the regulars gave him the nam.*of*Ueithon the pale horse.* A dozen bullets whizzed by his head, when lie : made the first assault, but undismayed, the old patriot continued to prance his gay steed overthe heads of the I* wit soldiers, to no his own busi ness faithfully, in tlie belief that be cause others did wrong in firing at him, it would be no excuse for him »o do wrong by sparing the hireling bullies ota tyrauuicalgoveriiment. At length a vigorous cliargeof the bayonet drove the old man and the party with whom lie was acting, far from ilie main body of the British. Ilezekiali was also nut of ammunition, and was compel led to pick up some on the road, be fore he .could* ref’rn to thu charge.— He then came on again, and picked offan officer.hv sending a sliigthrongh his royal brains, before he was again u'riveiiuff. Buteyerann anon,through ihe smoke that Curbed about flanks nl the detachment, could lie seen ll c white horse of tlie veteran lor a.mo ment—the. reporT of Ins piece was heard, and sacred person of one of his Majesty’s faithful subjects was sure to measure bis length, on the rebel called Mother Barberick, who. was at that time digging roots in an adjoining field.' A party of Americans' recap tured the gallant Englishmen frofli Mother Barberick. and placed them in safe keeping. * The captives were exceedingly astonished at the sudden; iiess of tlie attack, and declared that the Yankees-would rise uii like inus- I iiitoes nut of a marsh and kill them, lie chef (Taiuvre having been con- luded. the luvrrassed soldiers were again amazed by. the appearance of Uezekiah, who'se white horse was conspicuous among the now countless assailants that sprung from every hill and ringing dell, copse, nnd wood, through which the bleeding regiments, like a wounded snake, held their toil some way. His fatal aim was taken, and a soldier fell at every report of his piece. Even after the worried troops had entered Charlestown,there was no escape forthemtrom the dead ly bullets of the restless veteran. Tlie appalmg whitehorse would suddenly and unexpectecly dash out from a break or from behind a rock, and the whizzing of his bullet was the precur sor of death. He followed the enemy to their very boats and turning his horse’s head, returned unharmed to his home. - ‘Where havo you been husband v 'Pickingcherries! replied Hezckiah; but lie forgot to say that lie had first made cherries of'the red coats, by putting the pills into them. reading was extensive, and in everv depart mem ofk^owledge-i^mance's, tales, poems; pjays, voyages,' travels; history;*, biography,- - philosdphV—-all arrested his. attention, arid each had jiMtirenc^ your Honor, « him familiar vvith the best works ot the Trim • elevating his voice' K ind - , U i s : mind was naturally erra- ihg into an infplonhg:al’tii tic, and Ins. desultory reading, as he» * ‘ * throws it to the comp serted—-and he is n*-ned' to all 'inti and purposes,* never devoted himsetfi to profession; rind dipped a little into all, increased -■w. - » ... ^ liis 'natural and meat a I way^ardriej®,* He seldom reasoned, and wiicrilieriid, it* was \y.Uh;an effort that was painful, and which:cost him more trouble tha'n it .was worth, ' olT\h» please] yciurhonor; this is not the wIio]c.V - - .. •Go on, Trim,’said rny uncle feeh llesaid hiinself.iiipne, ofdiis speeches in the Senate; of tlie' United Stales, ‘that he had a defect, whether of education or nature vvas immaterial, perhaps proceeding from Uitli-—a defect which had, disabled him, from'ltis.first entrance into pub lic life torihe present hour, from ma king what is called a regular speech The defect was doubtless both from education andqature; education migiU have in some tneasui^s,carrectedlhe tendencies of his ifa(ure; hut 4|»cre Was perhaps an idiosyncracy in the consti tution of the man which compelled him to be meteoric anderraticin mind, as well as temper. He said tlutt‘ridi cule was the keenest weapon in the whole parliamentary armory,’ and he learned ail ilie-tricks of fence with it. and never played with foils. He seems to have had more admiration mgly^ jya.'iL’ ‘The' printer sometimes: (pursued the Corporal) hits upon a pitree that pleasesdiiiiF mightily, arid he thiriks it cannot but go down. with his 'subscri bers ; hut alas, sir, who. can calculator the humap mind f Ho iriserta.it and • it is all over with him. They forgive others, hut they cannot forgive a prin ter. . He htui a host to print, for, and every- one sets, up' for a crif»c, . Tjt® ; *' -- i^ibi pretty:Miss, exclaims, why donH he v Y give. ?us more poetry, marriages and TOq . tnots ?—away wrih. these stale. . places.. The politician claps Vs specs ' o'ri : ?ils nose; $nd mns if hver in search qf a 'violent' snyective; he finds none i he 'lakes; his specs off^Tolds - them, stick them in his pocket, declaring the paper good for nothing but. to hurp, " r one thinks ii So" it goes. Every oriejihinks iiow^iivV.'' to be printed expressly ’lor hiinself; aa } * > he is ri subscriber; and; after all this y would you believe it, air, • 1 The two feinatessiiraiikinto the house ; ground. Thus did- Ilezi kiah and his oppressed by feelings, strange and new.: - - . • v ; :.' v: v *;‘ ' The young men,, with Capt. Roc at their head, drove off toward Lexing ton, and halted at a i»arn on the roati ] side at a distance of t\io; miles from that village. ' Here were ^assembled rieighlior* continue to liarrrass the re treating foe, : until Earl l*ercey ap peared with a thousan I fi*esh troops from Boston. The two detachments of the British iverri now two thousand strong; and-kept off the Americans, with their artillery, while they- took a about forty youths, whose, lack of i hasty meal. No sooner had they equipments, and uiimilitary bearing J again commenced their march than Whatlaiid jsikat whew pareon* U\e Whew men bear a>«pel and hebeve; Whew bumWaainiirtsaMk repneva Where women way at h-im* and weave. Nor ead without their hostand’ leave? „ - strain burats upon <Mir eani. rJt is the Mrl uf the bag p’>P«. and-th, gallant i- Wh» fought» gallwlj,-™,;*. - • continent, march by, .clad in the tarr puia.wuhhia .p4 phii.bcg. An ->occ th.; wh^l .ou, line, ao.l on lo 'p cause; we discovered the ►ding the forces here, d by a troop of Dra- f Whew <^»celfish’dferKnledoer, . ... And never fearrid the deuc%from ace; . Whew grand-mother this night ray* grace ? Connecticut. What land ia that, whenwebehot^;^- Arid all |ta history nam'd, . And all about the land w told ; We Eke most thing*, but some Ajre,gentle leader that is old. Connecticut. Kiclard Umgkion —The liienda of the late ed itor of the Boston Adas have resolved to erect n moauinent to hi* riiemoiy, in Mount Anbnrn. Texas Loan!—'The New Orleans Bulletin of ThnndMMr. ri-W, b*". 1 *™ . 5 h°*" » !f‘“ r rsdaysay* ... iram Cut Bee. the Texan 5'^. ington, April 25th. from wh*n - we make ihe fol- lowing extract t *• Gen. Ha.milton will be in New York in Jarie. arid I will accompany him in;No- niuun’ to Texas. ’ The It tin will be «ut in May, but will not be available, before Ju.y. Gen H. hat met-witb unparalleled success.” _ TUderiw^rifeWy? fbr.lhe Mttleraent of Egypt and Syria, bM been signed by France. . . was*;compensated by .sturdy ; Innbs, hard embrowned visages, and sinewy arms. •Now my dear, fellows,' said Roe, in a hasty* but not agitated tone, ‘we are strong enough .ter march. We shall be joined by uthersL The Cam bridge boys - are wide. awake, and have goitQ lo Concord already.; and I have seen some old men galloping qut to enjoy, the morning air. ' rr " country 4s rising all arouud us.' The riidC' volunteers gave * three loud cheers; and .at-once formedriri marching . order. The little : birad struck out info the high road, but be-. Jore they had reached Lexington, were obliged to (iirn into a by-way, as tlie rapid advance of the Britishendanger- ed their safety. Having arrived -at Lexington, Capt. Roe called his mctV to a halt, and besought tlienf sooner to sell their lives than be driven from the position they had taken. ‘This charge appeared to needless, as they had no intention: of firing upon the enemy; and it was not to be expected^that regular troops would assault unonetid- ing men. While this little company was resting beltind the village cnurch. many squads of Americans dashed^y them, on their way to-Concord, hut Captain Hoe maintained Ins position with tlie.yiew oriiarrassmg the enemy irthej ahouldefferany violence to the village. Justas tlie morning dawned. rben the powerful white horse was seen careering at full speed over the hills, wilii the dauntless old yaukee. on his ' ... ■ ‘Hal* cried the soldiers,‘thcre comes that old fellow again on the white horse! L«M«kout fi»r yourselves! for •»ne-of iis - has gM *to die, in «pite of Fate.*: Anil one of them did die, for >r _ Hezckiah’s aim was irue, as his prin- * Iie cipies o! economy would, not .permit of his v wasting p<»wder or hall.-— Throughput tin whole of the bloody road between I^exirigton and Cam bridge, the fatal approaches of the white horseman were .dreadeil by. the trained .troops of -Britain,..and evenr wound inflicted-hy'Hezekiaa, need ed no repeating.'. But; on reaching Cambridge the regulars, greatly to their comfort, missed the old man anil his horse. They hem- selves, by the conjecture that, he had, at length, paid thb forfeit of his temeri ty, and, that his steed had gone home with a bloodv .bridle and an empty saddle. Not so. Iljezekiah had only lingered for a moment to aid Ili a plot .which had liecii laid by, Atnmi Lutter, for taking the baggage wagons and their guards. - Ammt had planted about stone wal guards. - Atnmt nau piauicu • t fifty old rustyVnuskcts under a t : wall, with theirmuzzlesdirected J -j. -.4, ihp wagons JOHN RANDOLPH OF ROANOKE. From a volume of Sketches now pre paring for the press, bij the author of Clinton Bradshaw, tyc. 1 remember hearing two anecdotes of Randolph, which strikingly type his character. One exhibits his cynical rudeness and disregard for the feelings of others—in fact a wish to wound their feelings—and .the other his wit. 1 do not vouch for their accuracy, but I give:them as I have frequently heard them, as perhaps has a reader. Once, wjten Randolph was in the city of B he wosin thedaily habit >f frequenting tho book store of one >f tlie largest book sellers inthe place. Ue made some purchases from him, and was very curious in looking over his hooks, &c. In the course of Rundolpli’s visits he became very familiar with Mr. rslhe bookseller. and they held long chats together ] the orator of Roanoke showing off with great courtesy. M r. ■ -»was quite a pompous man, and rather vain of his acquaintance .with the lions who used to s|op in his shop. Subsequent ly. being in Washington with a friend, he espied Randolph advancing to wards him, aud told his friend that he would introduce him to the “great man.'* Ilia friend, however, know ing the waywardness of Randolph, declined. ‘Well,* said Mr. ■ —, *1 am sorry you will not lie introduced —M go np and give him a shake of the hand, at. any rate.* Up he walk ed. with outstretched hand, to salute the cynic. The aristocratic Republi can, "(by the bye, how often your thoroughgoing Republican is a full bl«Mwled aristocrat in Ins private rela tions) immediately threw liis hands behind him, as if he could not ‘dull his palin' it? that way, and gazed search- inglv into the face of the astonished bookseller. *OJi, oil*’ said he. as if recollecting himself, ‘you are Mr. B ——. from Baltimore?.’ * Yes, sir,’ was the reply.. *A bookseller?’* ‘Yes, sir.’agiin. ‘Ah! ,1 boughtsome books from you ?* Yes. sir, you did.* * ‘Did I forget to pay for them ?* ‘No, sir, you did - not.* ‘Good morning, sir.’ said the orator, lifting his cap with offbiided dignity,and passingou. This anecdote does not show either Ran dolph’s goodness of head or heart, but jt shows his character. ‘** The otrier anecdote is asfoljows: The Honorable Peter-———, who was a watchmaker, and who had re presented Bt— county for many years, in Congress, once made a mo tion to amend a resolution offered by Randolph, on the subject of military claims. Mr. Randolph rose up after the amendment had been offered, and drawing his watch from his fob, asked the ’Honorable Peter what o'clock it was. He told him. .‘Sir,* replied the orator,‘you can mend my watch,'but not. my motions.. , You understand tidies', sir, but not tactics T ’ ~ That, too,- was n.fine retort, when, after he had beeit jspeaking,- several members rose in succession and at tacked him. ‘Sir,* said he to the speaker,‘j am in the condition of old .Lear-4' ; ‘The liule dogsand all. TrayTUT«ricb, andSweeiUeart. '* > * • • See*-tbejr bark at nie.’- p All accounts agree in praisjng the oratorical powers of Randolph. ’ His manner was generally slow and im pressive, Ins voice squeaktsh.bqt clear and distinct, and. as far it could be heard, wliat he said .was clearly un derstood;. fits gesture was chiefly, with his long and skeleton-like finger. The impressiveness with which he for the oratory of Chatham than that of any other individual, if we may judge ln»m the mariner in which that great man is mentioned in his speeclics. They were certainly un like in character, very unlike. Chat:, ham having had bad health, and it be ing well known that he went to Parli ament and made his best efforts when almost sinking from sickness, Ran dolph might have felt that, as he had done the same thing, their characters were assimilated, Chatham was seized with a fainting fit when making his last speech, and died a short time afterwards. And probably it is not idle speculation to say that Randolph, with a morbid or perhaps an insane adinirrtion of his character, wished to sink as Chatham did.in the legislative hall, and be borne thence to die. (said the honest Corporal, clasping his hands beseechingly.) would y°o believe it, sir, there are some snbscri- hers Who' do not hesitate. to r cheat the printer out of his pay l Our army - >: swore terribly in Flanders, wit they never did any thing so bad as that!* v-« ‘Never f said uncle^Tdby, emphati- f cally. " \ •. * V.- STEAM GUN, The Phi’addlphia Ledger give* •' full and lucid' account of the; : new steam gun, invented hy Mr. M. A. Pe'rktns, lately exhibited: to a select company of scientific gentlemen, in Philadcfphia. The folio wing i? apart iff the description from that paper ? ‘Tlie giin itself, with all the machi. riery alriiut it, if in cotistructiori the most simple and beautiful. ; The bar rel is: about sit feet in length; with a bout the usual- f' : i. REFINEMENT. An exchange thus enumerates the polished phrases which have supersed ed ancient vulgarism. It is astonishing how refined people e getting in their phraseology now- a-days.' ‘Don’t crow till you are out of the Woods,* used to be said to a man sanguine of success ; lie is now told that ‘it.is unadvisahle lor a reasonable biped to exert, his vocal powers in a boundless contiguity of shade.’ Corn ing out at the little end of the! hom/.is now rendered ‘emerging from the diminutive termination of the trumpet.* ‘Don’t count vour chickens before they are hatched,* is changed into ‘enumerate not vour ailblscent pullets ere they have ceased to be oviform. 1 Butter is called ‘the consolodate ex tract of a cow.’ A lady ‘steps into a store and in quires for ‘hose tighteners,* (garters boic admitting a ball about size of a rifle ball The barrel is ele vated upon cross .trices, some three - < feet from the floorl About six inches -} frorii the breech there rises out of the barrel a tube of the same sized bore j; as the barrel, info which^^ is dropped . any number of balls, which, by a simpl® adjustment of the, charging cock, *•. -r tran*rers the ball from the tube to the V-'. . barrel singly, or allo w them to fall in : in a continuous shower. , ., : ‘The steam enters tlie barrel at-the under side; an inch or so back of the f ; point; where the: ball falls from the/ ^ tubri, and is-let into it by lhe o|iening , - v - of a valve, by a short lever, ’How / easy and quick this tany bo done, may, .f lie estimated, from the fact, that it is capable in expert hands, of being dis-^V; charged at tlie rate of 115 times in .minute, and wjth such force, al though -J,; not .inorff than a third of the weiglit o^^ they used tobe.)- A bnanling school steam thaL.it was capable qf bearing & " ' flatten the^bwlslhin*^ as wafer as ihey struck agalrist the g (wliipped svllabul);) failing to get which that the generator of this^ghnia capa-l||i>:; he demands some‘sacrificed th ashed- ble of-ftirnishinga conslanlsupplycor^, ^ - • steam for dischajging halls-at;the rate >• j ofsi xtyper minute, andthalpne Rt»unq\* I / j ‘ ■of anthracite coal' is eqiial. tq'a ppundj*^ 1 • d*l_ J* am.I *,itill rMI n o t n fil pq IT, ■ ( iiidignant-WiHiam;* in vulgar parlance, (roasted whip-poor-will.) . • Gaper sauce’ is called •Elssler impudencc ; and sweet potatoes ‘dulcet niurphies.* •Raising the Qld Nick.* is more polite, lv expressed by‘clcvatir- * L .. v the ancient Henry,’ or‘exclaiming the venerable Nicholas.’ Go if Literature ! \ ' of powder, arid* will gerierafe stearns^ v sufficient ta.diichargc four pounds of balls. • .-t EFFECTS OF IMAGINATION;; An honest • New r England farmer started one very cold .lav in winter with liis sled and oxen into the forest, half a mileTrom home, for. the purpose of chopping a load <>f wood, Having felled a tree, lie drove the' team along side and commenced chopping it,up. By an unlucky hithelirnught the fotce of the axe cross hii foot with a sliding stroke. Tne immcnse gash soalarm- cd him as nearly deprived hint of hir. ANECDOTE OF gen; PUTNAM. During the French war, when tho British commander. General Amhen was iparchipg across xhe.cduutry to Canada,- the artny coming. to one of the lakes, which they were obliged to pass, found the French had aq armed. Ail General boats wei SICU 1U(U aiijitm . As soon am ho reached.Ilie.door-iie called eagerly for help. -HU ten-ified ■wife and daughter '.villi much effort lifted himr into the' liduse, as-Jie "was, wholly unable to help himseir. saving •his foot was nearly severed from his leu. lie was. laid carefully - on - tlie bc^. groahing all the while very bitier- ly.liis wife hastily prepared dress ing arid bandages, removed the shue and sock, expecting.to see the despe rate vvoold when lo ! the skin was hot even broken'. Before going out in the morning he had wrapped his leet red flannel to protect them fr mm -«*-* 11 mmm horses, together with some soldiers, were sent out of existence. • The party they stood,-arid'vreving his sword commanded them to throw down their of soldiers who hid the; baggage iti charge, ran to a pond and plunging then- muskcts.mto the watew surren dered themselves to an old amidst alhousand it would sav.strong- er than language, to the individual whom he meant, -Th -u arttheman.’-- ln his choice oflanguage he wasvety ! fastidious, making c«ld, tlie gash laid it open to vie* bethought it'fleshgndblood.-Bi son riatcorrectin"^henusiakP I uuvcii, , a 'll iakel^r,’ nam,fif you’ll give me- leave. ‘Anh,, •' ierst sniiled, and asked, bow-? - Give , - - me,’ save Putnami'*sboetle.-(n.large- ' wooden maul orjiammer) and -some - ^ .wedgcs. nnd.'a few ;rnee - f '—> -• choice.*' .General Ariihc understand PiitnamVinei armed ships with a beetle and - wed^ but thought proper'io. grant I he required.: At nighk Put his men, and his.bcetle and on board, of a- boat s then, silently ooder tne stern 1 in a inoment-drqve.his vi little cavity between I the stern, arid ntade l the morning, the shi ■Main the middle of :r sails (lultenr .1. „ f,inresp r ; pause to select a W{prd. His -AimJiJWpw g» ------ while preparing one s toddy. harsh;. ^ - - v : --