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JLTHBN8. OEOKQIA;
Thursday Reralsg, October 5S, 1847.
IT Tbs soldiers of the War of 1812, who served
under the lute President Harrison, together with
the'friends of that lamented Soldier and Statesman,
have been invited, by n preliminary meeting, held
a few days since, to convene in the city of Cincin
nati on tho 6th of November next, to consult upon
the moat suitable measure for erecting a monument
at North Bend, designed to be a memorial of the
national gratitudo to that illustrious patriot.
' See what we are doixo !—A writer in the Mo-
bilo Advertiser, not an cncm/ to the war, gives
the* following shocking narrative
‘ “ Somo scenes which we occasionally witness
here Would shock the morals of any robber in the
States. A few days ago, just at mghtfell, a Mexi
can camo running into the hospital, crying most
■Heoaaly, and making all sort* of gesticulations.
Wo followed him to his house, when s sight shock
ing to behold, 1 bo rst opon us. On the floor was ly
ing^ Mexican, pierced in the breast by a ball, from
Mexico would never have offered terms so pre
posterous, if she had not been encouraged by the no
territory party, by the Nueces party at home, by the
party which has denounced this war as aggressive,
unholy and unjust on our part.—Union.
This is a very unkind bit at Mr. Poik. I!e was
of the * no territory party,’ at the commencement of
tho war—else bis message of December, 1846, did
not speak truly. In that document, he expressly
declared that * the war had not been with a view to
conquest.* It was only for ‘indemnity* and the pay-
of‘pecuniary dr.nands.’ But hit him again,
good organ. Mr. Polk has been too modest by half.
—Rich. Republican.
COURT-MARTIAL.
The following are members „-f the court-martial
which has been instituted Imi'je trial of Lieut Col.
Frsraont,of the regiment oimoauted riflemen:
Brev. Brig. Gen. G. M. Brooke, Colonel 5th Inf.
Col. S. Churchill, Inspector General.
Col. J. B. Crane, 1st Artillery.
Brev. Col. M. M. Payne, 4tb Artillery.
Brev. Lieut. Col. S. H. Long, Corps of Top. Engs.
Lieut. Col. J. P. Taylor, Subsistence Department
Lieut. Col. DeRussv, Corps of Engineers.
# Brev. Lieut. Col. H. K. Craig, Ord. Department.
Maj. R. L. Baker, Ordnance Department.
Mai. J. D. Graham, Corps of Top. Engineers.
Maj. R. Delafield, Corps of Engineers.
Brev. Maj. G. A. McCall, Asst Adj. General.
Capt. John F. Lee, Ordnance Department, is ap
pointed the Judge Advocate of the court.
The court, we understand, is ordered to assem
ble on the 2d day of November next at Fort Mon
roe, Va., being the most convenient military station
where adequate public Quarters can be furnished for
its accommodation.— Washington Union.
The New York Mirror states that arrangements
arc in progress for the purpose of appointing, at
some early day, delegates to a State Convention of
the people, to make a forma! nomination of Gen.
Tsylor for the Presidency.
Judge Wm. B. Cajxtbell.—The Nashville Ban
ner, of the 12th Inst., says: "The high compli
ment was paid to this gentleman, on Friday, by the
Tennessee Legislature, of electing him unanimous
ly to the post of Judge ol the 4th Judicial CiicuiLin
place of Hen. A. Carutbers, resigned. Judge Camp
bell, it will be recollected by our readers
tance, was the gallant Colonel of the 1st Tennes
see Regiment which so distinguished itself
storming of Monterey. He has also represented the
Smith county District several times in Congress.’
Hogs is Ohio.—By a census of the swinish mul
titude in Ohio, published in the Cincinnati Atlas, it
appears that that species of population is increasing
at the West quite as fast as that of the bipeds. The"
whole number of hogs in Ohio is now bnt little short
of 2,000,000. _
This is “ glory !”—It Is said that the wife of
Captain Thornton, who sacrificed bis life in the
CA(£OoJ;hjB eennfry, js sow «n Lew
is (Del.) county poor house, In a state of partial de
rangement. This is another leaf of laurel
chaplet si James K. Polk.
Learned Wood Sawyer.—We have in this city
“ U,P£« CAUFOBNIA. i Germ.n, .bout 30 ve.ra of .p!, who w»i .duett-
I, webelit.p,tb»iI^w*rC.Ii^rila vJZnito* Ifci...
^*J:extfellentL*tinist, m good Greek end Hebrew Bchol-
- BoLwilh uppaflKabwnum w. a ar(aIK j .p^ke and writes French, Spanish, German
until lately, deceived bv traveller, uuefc n ,c- |[1( J am l j, aI1 excellent mathematician.—
customed to aeociau the idea ol beauty and tt- WjLh ail these accomplishment,, he i, compelled
tiUty-tvilh ho. much jiatice may ho inferred Item , or w ,„ t of emplovmcI , t] to uw wood foI .
the subjoined extract from a letter recenUy receiv- v „ mg __ Drtrail j ourn j.
ed in Worthington, Mauaehneetu, from one of tlio
« armed emifianta” deepatebed by Ur. Polk, eoon j D - - If we aro overpowered," ray, the Governor
after tho vu begun, to go upand posse*. thie mod* j ol Jalisco in a recent address to his constitneots,
«n Canaan this land flowing with milk and hon- “ by the conquerors of the North, let ns e 1
oy. Confessing himself a moot egrcgriously ham- "ton grave with onr enemies, end our motto will be
bagged tan, he thus writes: I —" * Jalisco lost her independence, but linked her
honor with her tomb.”’ Beautiful sentiments
these, but alas! the people that utter them have lost
\« The land hero ia very poor; not a vegetable is
rained. All it is fit for is grass, and that all dries
«p in summer and blows away. There is no rain 1
from May to September. Not a tree grows within
SO miles of this. A few scrub boshes are seen, and
they hanlly furnish wood enough to cook with. All
I can aav about the land here, and 1 mean within a
circuit it 20 miles, is, that it ia one largo sand
bank, where vegetation starts up in the spring, then
dries up and blows away. If there arw any with
that wish to emigrate, let them go any other
than to California. Never was any taken in so
the 7lh regiment oiNew York volunteers.
i find it almost a paradise, and here
a, living on aea biscuit, pork and
an enemy, exposed to wind, weath
er, and bullets rattling among us, and all for
•even dollars a month. Biue coats, red patches,
and death perhaps—a gloomy prospect, in-
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expected to fine
SaTce^n
3F
. _ "'BLOODLESS ACHIEVEMENT.**
In h» Message to Congress in 1845, Mr. Polk
annonneea ths consummation of the annexation of
Texas in these jubilant strains:
** ThU accession to our territory has been a
bloodless achievement. No arm of forca. has been
MMBfiMfopatbefeaelt. Tbs sword has had
j viettuy. Wc bare cot ronght to ex-
‘ conquest, or our
a reluctant people. It
u e of each people to the
great principles ol our federative Uniso.”
.Wo hope he will use this paragraph as s fsxt in
his next Massage. Tho commentary, from his pou, t
now that wa ore seeking " to extend our territorial
can instit Jtions on a reluctant people,” could not
tr The * Barburners” held a great meeting in
Albany, a few days ago, and were addressed, among
others, by John
all the attributes of men determined to be free and
to be just.
Jfliscdlaneotts.
Live not to Yourself.
BY REV. J. TODD.
On the frail little stem in the garden
hangs the opening rose. Go ask why it
hangs there. -
“I hang there,” says the beautiful
flower, “ to sweeten the air which man
breathes, to open my beauties, to kindle
emotion in his eye, to show him the hand
of bis God, who penciled each leaf and
laid them thus oo my bosom. And
whether you find me here to greet him
every morning pr whether vou find me
pn the lone ihouutaiii side; with the bare
possibility that he will throw me one
lassing glance, my end is the same. 1
live not to myself.”
Beside yon highway stands an aged
tree, solitary and alone. You see no
living thing near it, and you say surely
that must stand for itselfaloue. “No.”
says the tree, “ God never made me for
purpose so small. For more than a
hundred years I have stood here. In
summer I have spread out my arms and
sheltered the panting flocks which has
tened to my shade. In my bosotn I
have concealed and protected the brood
of young birds as they lay and rocked
their uest; in the storm I have more
than once received in my body the
lightning’s bolt, which had else des-
stroyed the traveller; the acorns which
1 have matured from year to year, have
been carried far and near, and groves
of forest oaks can claim me ns their pa
rents. I have lived for the eagle, which
has perched on my top; for the hum
ming bird that has paused and refreshed
its giddy wing, ere it danced away
again like a blossom of the air; for the
insect that has found a home within the
folds of my bark,—and when I
stand no longer, I shall fall by the hand
of man, and shall go to strengthen tl|e
ships which make him lord of the ocean,
and to his dwelling to warm his hearth
and cheer his home. I live not to my
self.”
On yonder mountain side comes down
the silver brook, in the distance resem
bling a ribbon of silver, running and
leaping as it dashes joyously and* fear- t,on ‘
lcssly down. Go ask the lcaper what
it is doing. “I was born,” says the
brdokj^bgh hp. in-1!» mountain t hut'
there I could do no good ; and so I am
hurrying down, running where I can,
and leaping where I must; but hasten
ing down to water the sweet valley,—
where the lark may sing on my margin,
where I may drive the mill for the ac
commodation of man, and then widen
into the great river, and bear up his
steamboats and shipping, and finally
plunge into the ocean, to rise again in
vapor, and perhaps come back again in
the clouds to my own native mountain,
and live my short life over again. Not
a drop of water cpmes down my chau-
nel, in whose bright face you may not
read—“ None of us living to himself.”
Speak now to that solitary star that
hangs in the far verge of heaven, and
ask the bright sparkler what it is doing
there. Its voice comes down the path
of life, and cries, “I am a mighty
world. I was stationed here at the cre
ation. I was among the morning stars
that sang together, and among the sons
TRUTH AND ERROR.
BT RICHARD HENRY WILDE.
There is a tuneful river
In Erin's isle, >
Where the sunbeams quiver
In silvery smile ;
Where the leaves that fall
’Neath the autumn aky,
Grow gcui-likc all,
And never die— ?
And such is the stream by Truth enlightened,
That leaves the breast by Witdom brightened,
Where even the joys that ito»ns dissever,
Are turned to gems that glow* forever.
f There is a darkling tide
In the Indian clime, .
By whose herblcfs sk*»
There’s a sulphury a}ime^
And such are the waTer
Jii the desert bosom of
And the birds of joy
Must perish where’e
Life at the Spring*.
We clipped the following from one of
our exchanges a few days since, but can
not at this moment recollect to which
one belongs the credit of. bringing it to
the light. Whether the incident hap
pened at Drennen, or Blue Lick, or Har-
rodsburg, we are not advised. It is a
“ good un,” and will create a hearty
laugh wherever it is read :
A few days since an elegantly dress
ed and handsome young gentleman ar
rived at the Springs. Curiosty was on
tiptoe; nay it leaped into the very air to
discover all about the stranger. The
register was examined; his name was
entered in a plain round hand—Willie
P. Mangum, jr., North Carolina. The
sensation produced by this discovery
was tremeudous and unparralled. He
was the son of a Senator; his father
was once President of the U. S. Senate ;
and bis family connections had long
been distinguished for enormous wealth
and unquestionable ability.
The ladies immediately emptied their
trunks—spent hours in dressing, and ap
peared at dinner arrayed in all the splen
dor of beautiful laces and cosily silks.
At the table all eyes were directed to
wards the Senator's son, and many a
fair one anxiously desired an introduc-
The afternoon passed by—even-
w proached—and au hour before the
usual time the company assembled in the
,daacin£ room. * ^ J v - \
At nine Vclock" p rec I sqly ,y° u ng Man -
gum eutered the hall, and a buzz of ad
miration followed. One of the belles
fortunately attracted his attention, and
he ledger to the dance. His every move
ment was closely observed, and from
the ladies such exclamalion^as ; “ What
princely manners! Such nmgnificient
figure ! Such a graceful dancer! A
love of afoot! Oh, he is a duck of a dear
charming fellow!” and other similar
expressions, peculiar, I believe, to the
IIT We would enquire," for the sake of inform
ation,”'if Mr. Shrink,whose re-election as Govern-
ol Pennsylvania has created so much exhulta-
tioo in the Locofoco ranks, did not approve, by his
signature, tho act passed by the last Legislature of
that State, in regard to the arrest of fugitive slaves*
escaping from their pasters, which amounts to a
denial of the right of tye owners to reclaim them,
and is in express conflict with the constitution and
the laws of Congress 1—Rich. Whig
A minor is current in certain circles that the late ^ } „ } j v
P. G. Stnyvesant ieitaimnnuity of $1,000 to Bish- fThrough the widening walersof space to play,
op Ondcrdoak, on condition'of his resigning his of
fice.
Rooer.Shsrnar’s Plodbr.—Among the many
curiooR'thinga recently exhibited at the Mechanics*
Fair, Boston, one of thq Anost interesting was a
plough, which formerly belonged to that distinguish-1
ed‘patriot,' Roger Sberoym^f Connecticut, ono of
the signers of the Deel&radbifrI Independence. It
looked 1U$r Patriarch among the ploughs that snr-l
rounded it, and one coaid. almost imagine that lie I
saw its former patriotic owner guiding it through
of his well-cultivated fields.
at ion of the earth. Aye, aye, I
there—
“ When the radiant mom of creation broke,
And the world in the smile of God awoke,
And the empty realms of darkness and death
Were moved thro' their depths by his mighty breath,
And the orbs of beauty and spheres of flame
From the void abyss by myriads came.
In the joy of youth, as they darted away
A Dispute.
We were comfortably situated in the
stage. The horses were under way,
when a young* man continued a conver
sation which it appeared that he had
broken off at the last stopping place.
“At any rate, “ said be, “I do not be
lieve the story that Jonah swallowed
the whale.”
“And what is there so strange in that,
young man,” said an elderly deacon
on the opposite seat.
“ Strange,” said the youth, “ it is ab
surd, astonishing, impossible.”
“You speak very confidently, sii; wi-
1 set men than you have believed it,” con
tinued the deacon, “ and indeed why
should not that be true as well as any
other part of the good book ?”
“1 never saw it in the good book!”
exclaimed the other.
Then I am sorry to say that you
are very ignorant of your Bible, young
man, and it seems to me that a person-
who shows such a lack of religious
knowledge ought not to be so co.ifit
on such a subject,” and the old deacon
looked at another very sober gentleman
who sat opposite to him, as if for his
roval. '
’he othergentleman opened his mouth
for the first time, and said—
l I perfectly agree with the young
n. I do not believe in that story
either.”
The deacon looked thunderstruck and
he stammered out—“ But, I thought
that you told me you were a member of
church.”
Yes,sir, lam, and I believe every
thing that is contained in the Bible.”
“I beg your pardoiii sir, but—”
“ And I beg your's sir, but the youug
man said he did not believe that Jonah
swallowed the whale.”
“Jonah swallowed—whale swallow
ed,” said the deacon, bewilderd.
“Did you not say, young man, that
you did not believe the whale swallow
ed Jonah ?”
“Not at all, sir—I said I did not be
lieve that Jonah swallowed the whale.”
“ Well, well,” said the deacon, “that
alters the case, and Pin sure that I did
not know what you were talking about.”
Here the old gentleman opposite took
a pinch of snuff, and leisurely observed
that such was generally the case with
religious Vontioversy : that,
ty was talking about one thing, and the
other of another. “ Therefore,” said he,
in conclusion, “ I very seldom engage
religious discussions, and more especial
ly do I avoid them when travelling in
stage coach.”
The deacon looked at the gentleman,
as if he intended to know him when he
saw him again and the young man went
to sleep.
During the entire evening the favor
ite belle received the most devoted atten
tions from Mr. Mangum. Many of the
ladies, who thought they possessed some
attractions, were greatly mortified at his
marked preference, and two or three of
the gentlemen evinced the strongest
symptoms oflaboring under the influence
of envy and passion. Your friends, the
witty and graceful CoL-■ ■ — ,and the
accomplished and handsome Major ,
ol God that snouted for joy, it the ere- werc completely thrown.into the shade.
. can't bear children,” said Miss Prim, disdain
fully. Mrs. Partington looked at her over her specta
cles tnltfly before she ropKed.
m
a Van Burcn, eldest eon of the Ex-
doubt the opinion of Die Kindcrhookcr.” The Alba-
ttlas, tho organ of this taction of the
mildly before she replied. “ Perhaps ifyou could
yon wo«M tike them better,” she at last sold—Bos
ton rot!.
It hasbceh calculated that the man who shaves
every day cuts off nearly half a foot of beard per
and that a man eighty years of age will
have removed in his time 27 feet of hair from his
Their silver voices in chorus rung.
And this was the song the bright ones sung.'’
And thus God has written upon pie
flower that sweetens the air, upon the
breeze that rocks that flower in its stem,
upon the rain-drops that swell. the
mighty, river, upon the dew-drop that
refreshes the smallest sprig ot moss that
rears its head in the desert, upon the
ocean that rocks every swimmer in its
channel, upon every penciled shell that
sleeps in the caverns of the deep, as
well as upon the mighty sun which
warms and cheers the millions of crea
tures that live in his .light—upon all has
he written, ‘None ?F us liveta to him
self.'
And if you will read this lesson in
characters still more distinct and striking
you will go to the garden of Gethscmaue,
and hear the Redeemer in prayer,
while the angel ot God strengthens him.
npletely
and your bumble servant, Rustic, was
driven froqj the list of competitors. The
Senator's son was declatlM victor, and
nobly did he bear his honors. The next
day Mr. Mangum was again the reign
ing lion. He was flattered,admired and
courted by all the ladies; but tho supe
rior tact of the charming belle enable
her to engross the attention of the ardent
Southerner.
Evening once more advanced, and the
company again assembled for the pur
pose of dancing. Mr. Mangum was
again by the side of the happy miss, ad
miring her appearance and compliment
ing her beauty in the most extravagant
language, when a steamboat captain en-
tered the room. Looking around biin j
for a moment, he remarked to the wri- f
ter—
“ Well, he is cutting it fat.”
“ Who V* I inquired.
“ My steward,” he answered.pointing
to the Senator's sou.
I replied that be was mistaken—“ the
individual was Willie P. Mangum, jr., of
North Carolina.
“ Mangum, ipdeeti !" wm* the reply,
it's Tony Welch—my steward, and a
very good steward/*
ST The New Orleans Picayune perpetrates tbo
following; " What evidence has been given to
prove that Santa Annals a man of regular habits ?
Because bo uniformly retires early.'
Thj London Times says : “Government bavo
received and are considering a' most *
sive plan for the further growth and j
couragement of the cultivation of cottc ndla*
Hindoo Wires.
TheHindoos are only a semi-civilized
people, but they seem to have very cor
rect notions on csrlaiu points of domes
tic economy. In one of their poems
which is e u Tilled “The Ocean of Wis
dom,” we find the following little rivu
let on the subject of the duties of wives.
, We know^ not, however, how our mod-
The news circulated—Tony saw the j era Belles will be pleased with such a
You willread it ou the hill of Calvary, captain and* disappeared—-the mortified (humorous sort of life as the Hindoo po-
where a voice that might be theconcen- belle took the first stage, and is now at jet bas prescribed to them, but the men,
home deeply regretting that she met aud we imagine, will admitthathe has drawn
trated voice of the whole universe of
God, proclaims that the highest, noblest
deed which the Infinite can do, is to do
good to others—to live not to hirpself.
OCTOSER.
B T XT. C . CLARK .
Solemn* yeHie^trtifal to View, .
Month of my heart! thou dawnest here j
With sad and feded leaves to strew
* rslu ft ill—n*4 wlsirhnV^ r j
And bars of purple clouds appear, ‘
Obscuring every vre&tenratar.
Delicate Compliment.—A French offi
cer, named Mauperlius, arriving at the
Court of Vienna, and being introduced
to Maria Theresa, was asked by her if
he did not think the Princcs'de w;
the most beautiful woman of\he age?
“ Madame,” said he, “ I thought so
yesterday.”
VILLAGE GREATNESS.
In every country village, where
Ten chimney’s smoke perfumes the air,
Contiguous to a steeple,
Gentle folks are found, a score,
Who can’t associate any more
With common “ country people.”
Jack Fallow, born among the woods,
From rolling logs now roils in goods,
Enough awhile to cash on—•
Tells negro stories—smokes cigars—
Talks politics—decides on wars—
And lives in stylish fashion.
Tim Ox Goad, lately from the plough,
A polished gentleman is now,
Arid talks of “ country fellows,”
But ask the fop what book he's read,
You’ll find the brain pan of his head
As empty as a bellows. .
Miss Faddle, lately from the wheel,
Begins quite lady-like to feel,
And talks affectedly genteel—
And sings some pretty songs too;
But my veracity impeach,
If she can tell what part of speech •
Gentility belongs to.
Without one spark of wit refined,
Without one beauty of the mind,
Genius, or education,
Or family, or fame to boast,
To see suck gentry rule the roast,
Turns patience to vexation.
To clear racb. rubbish from the earth,
Though real genius, mental worth,
And science will attend you,.
You might as well the sty refine,
Or cast your pearl before the swine—
They'd only tom to rend yon.
admired the Senator’s son.
The following conundrum recently
took a prize cup at St* Louis:
Why are the late battles fought by
General Scott,-in Mexico, like a suit ofi
clothes made by a neat seamstress?
Because the work was done as well
as it could .be: done without having a
tailor (Taylor) to do it! *
solitude. . .
Amidst the crowd, the hum, the shock ol n
To hear, to see, to %el, and to possess.
And roam alon^, the world's tired denizen,
None that, x _
If we were not, would seem to smile the le&s
Of all that flatter'd, followed, sought, and sued:
This is to be aloneY this, thisie solitude.
-* nbrnic %r j t. r l • *>vr (Byron.
the very beau ideal of a. good wife.
“She is the true helpmate, who, pos
sessing an amiable temper and prudent
disposition, proportions her expenditure
to her husband’s income. . The godd-
j ness of her heart will manifest itself, in
feeding holy hermits, in graciously en
tertaining her husband's guests; and in
showing^ mercy to the poor. Her pru
dence .-will be displayed, in providing
personally for the future wants of her
family, in preparing her husband's meals
with regularity, and in maintaining .the
just reputation of a good manager.—
She will take care so to arrange the cur
rent expenditure, as not to encroach on
the capital of her husband’s property.
Where such conduct in the wife is want
ing, though the house should overflow
with gold, .yet it shall prove to tho own
cr no belter than an empty hoveL.” ; .
BEAUTIFUL EXTRACT.
Oh, if there is one law above the rest
Written in Wisdom—if there is a word
That I would trace as with a pen of fire
Upon the unsullied temper of a' child—
If there is anything that keeps the mind
Open to angel visits and repels
The ministry of ill—His human lore !
God has made nothing worthy of contempt.
The smallest pebble in the well of truth
Has its peculiar meanings, and will stand
When man's best monuments wear fast aw*y.
The law of heaven is lore and though its name
Has been usurped by uassiou, and profan’d
To its unnlioly uses through all time,
Still, the eternal principle is pure;
And iu these deep affections that wc fed
Omnipotent within us, can we see
The lavish measure in which love is given.
And in the yearning tenderness of a child,
For every bird liMt fdnysvtbove its head;
And every creature feeding on the hills
And every tree and flower, and ruuniug brook.
We see how every thing was made to love,
And how they err, who in a world like this,
Find anything to hate bat human prid^.
The Depth ol Jacob's Well.
The Rev. Dr. Wilson of England,—
who has recently travelled through the
Holy Land and published the results of
bis travel under the title of “The Land
of the Bible visited nnd described,”—
presents the following relation of his vis
it to Jacob's Well:
At ShechemDr. Wilson found n
nant of the Samaritans ’still, and had
some interesting conversation with
ot their priests. In the immediate neigh
borhood is Jacob's Well, where our Lord
encountered the woman of Sumaria*and
with simplest images instructed her in
the sublime mysteries of spiritual truth.
The well is situated amid the ruins of a
church vfliich once surrounded it. The
mouth was covered with two large stones.
Rolling away these, the travellers, with
their attendants,swung themselves down
to a kind of platform, where they kindled
a lightc and commenced preparations for
ascertaining the depth of Jacob's Well.—
It was. now lime to disclose our plan
of operation to our native attendants.—
Jacob,' said we, ‘a friend of ours,
English traveller,and minister, (the Rev.
Andrew Bonar,of Collace,) dropped ihe
five books of Moses and the other inspir
ed records into this well, about three
ears ago, and ifyou will descend and
•ring them up we shall give you a hand
some bakshish.’ Bakshish?' said' the
Arabs kindling at the sound ; * if' there
to be a bakshish in the case, we must
have it,- for we arc lords of the lawff.*
* Well, down you go>’^said we, throwing
the rope over their shoulders,** and you
shall have the bakshish.' .* Nay, verily,*
said lhey t * you mean to hang us; let Jacob
do what be pleases.* Jacob was ready at
our command ; and, when he had tied
the rope round his body below his shoul<
ders,hc received our parti tig instructions.
We asked him to call out to us the mo
ment that he might arrive at the surface
of the water, and told him that we should
hold the rope as to prevent him from
sinking, if there was any considerable
depth of Uie element. We told him al
so to pull out one of the candles with
which he had stored his breast, and to
ignite it when he might get below,
he looked into the fearful pit on the blink
of which he stood,terror took hold of him
and he betook himself to prayer in the
Hebrew tongue. We, of course gave
him no interruption in his solemn exer
cise, as, in the^circumstances ot the case,
we could not but admire the spirit
of devotion which he evinced. On a
signal given, we let him go. The Arabs
held with us the rope, and we took care
that he should descend as gently as pos
sible.
When our material was nearly ex
hausted, he called out * I have reached
the bottom'; and itis at present scarcely,
covered with water.' Forthwith ho kin
dled his iight; and that he might have
every advantage, we threw him down
a quantity of dry sticks, with which he
made a blaze, which distinctly showed
us the whole ol the well, from tho top
to the bottom.
We saw the end of the rope at its
lower part; and we put a knot upon it
at tho margia above, lj*at we might have
tho exact measurement when Jacob
might come up. After searching for
about live minutes for the Bible among
the stones aud toud at the bottom our
friend joyfully cried out—“ It is found !
it i3 found! it is found !'* We were not
slow, it may be supposed, in giving him
our congratulations. The prize he care
fully put into his breast; and then lie
declared bis readiness, with our aid, to
make the ascent.
We found it no easy matter to get him
pulled up, as we bad to keep the rope
from the edge of the well lest it should
snap asunder. When became into bur
bands, lie was unable to speak, and we
laid him down on ihe margin ol the well,
that he might collect his breath.—
“Where is the bakshish?” were the first
words which he uttered, on regaining
his (acuity of speech,. It was immetli-
acter, allhogh to an extent it is perhaps
Glled with the stones which tiro.thrnwQ
into it, to sound it, by travellers and pil
grims:
“Thd adventure which I Have now
tieed being, over, we fenderged from
the well; and, silling dowu at its mouth*
could not btit think of the scenes,
and events of other days. We were,
near to the very ‘parcel of ground that
Jacob gave to Joseph.’ Jacob's Well,
was here! liere Jesus, tlio Saviour, sat*
wearied with his journey, sufleriug from
the infirmities of that lowly human na
ture he had assumed, when he came;
from beaveu 10 accomplish the work of
redemption, which his Father had
given him to do. Herrf he spake with,
illimitable simplicity qnd majesty, as
t*er man spake, setting himself forth:
the Sourco and Giver of the copious
and satisfying waters of Eternal Lifb.'*,
BY THE LATE LIEUT, tt. K.^HOOE, C. S. Hi
My life ia like the scattered wreck.
Cast by the wares upon the shore ;
The broken masts, the rifted deck,
_ Tell of the shipwreck that is o’er:
Yet from these relics of the storm,
The mariner his raft will form.
Again to tempt the faithless seh-^ .
But hope rebuilds no bark for me. \
Mv life is like the blighted oak,
That lifts its sear and withered form;
Scath’d by the lightning's hidden stroke; ,l l‘'
_ .Sternly to meet the coming storm;
Yrt round that sajilcss trunk will twins;
The curling tendrils of the vine,
And life aud freshness there irapart—
Not to the pafsion-blightel heart. 1 m
Mv life is like a desert rock, f ‘ j 1
m the mid ocean lone and drear; :—tl 1
Worn by the wild waves’ ceaseless shock.
That round its base their surges' rear; 1 ,
Yet, there the sea-moss still will cling— 1
Some flower will find a cleft to spring,-'
And breathe e’en there a sweet perfume—
For me life’s flowers no more will bloom; ; ,
A Happy Blunder;
There is a moral as well as sojriie biif!
mor, in the following, anecdote of apon-'
ncclicul parson of the olden time, ex-,
traded from an ancient publication ‘
The Rev. Mr. Bulkley, of Colchester;
Ct., was famous in his.(lay as a causiil’
and sage counsellor. A church in* h&
neighborhood had fallen * into divisions ,
aud contentious which they were una
ble to adjust among themselves. They
deputed ond of thcic.number to visit the ‘
venerable Bulkey for his advied, with
a request that he would send it thein iu
writing. It Whappened that‘Bulkley *
had alarm in the extreme }>art of the
town, upon which he .entrusted ’ t
tenant, and to whrim he must have
been about transmitting a letter at tho*
same time; in superscribing the, two’
letters, the one for the church \vAs di
rected to the tenant, and the bne for
the tenant to the church. •
The church was convened to hearth©
advice which was to settle all their' dis
putes. The Moderator read as follows ■:
‘You wilt see to the repair ofthe fences
that they may be built ni^h and stroi
and you will take especial cafe of tne
old black bull.’
This mystical advice puzzled 'the
church* at first, but an interpreter twnong
the most knowing ones was fouudV who
saiti: * Brethren, this is the very advice
wc most need ; the direction to repair
the fences is to admonish us to lake good
heed as to the admission and govern
ment of our members; we must guard
the church by our Maker's laws, and
keep out strange battle from the fold.—
And we must in a particular manner set
a watchful guard over*the devil, the old
black bull, who has done us so much
hurt of late.' All perceived the wisdom j
and fitness of Mr. Bulkley'sadvice*and *
resolved to be governed by it. The corf- ‘
sequence was, all the animosities subsid
ed, mid harmoney was restored to the
long afflicted church..
STREET-SMOKING.
* I knew by the smoke that so lazily curled
From hi* lips ’twas a loafer I happened to meet,
And I said ‘ if a nuisance there be in this world,
’Tis smoking cigars m a frequented street.*-
’Twas night, and the ladies were numerous arovnd,
And in many an eye shone the glittering tear.
Bnt the loafer puffed, and I heard not a sound.
Save the short hacking congh ol each uxoko**'
smitten maid.
a sovereign, and to his fullest satisfac
tion. A similar-sum we divided among
our Arab assistants. The book from
having been so long steeped in the wa
ter and mud below, was, with the excep
tion ofthe boards? reduced to. a tnassoi
pulp. In our efforts, to recover it, we
bad ascertained -the depth*of Uio welL
which is exactly V *seveniy-fiv« feet. Its
diameter is abput nine feet. It is entire
ly hewn out ofthe solid rock.'and is a
work of great labor. It hears .marks
about it of great antiquity. ‘The well is
deep,’ was the description given ofit by
the woman of Samariatto our Loftlj j It,
still, as n0w;noLiccd, haa ihe same ebar-
“ If there is any body under the can
ister of heaven that I have in utter ex
crescence,” said Mrs. Partington, “ it is
a tale bearer and slanderer, going about
like a vile boa-constructor, circulating
his calomel about honest folks. I al
ways know one by his pbysmahogany.
It seems as if Belzabob had stamped
him with his private signal, and every
thing he looks at turns yaHer.” And
jiav’lng jittered this somewhat elaborate
speech, she was siczed with a fit, of
coughing, and called for some demulcent
drops. ^
Hosing colloquy.—‘ Peter, Peter, I
see a toad,* said a little darkey to h&’
brother, one day, as they were digging
over a heap of manure.
' Where—where am he, Joe?' >
Wh;
Peter!'*
No, I doesn't see "im-^-strike 'im wid 1
dehoe.' -
Joe bit the toad a crack, which brought
Peter to the ground— ...
* Ob! you darned fool, Joe, dat was
my loo—I seed dat all dc time.*- > . «
- . acricu
In ancient
The kings
And some, with whom
Arehutthe being* of. a *u
Harejheld the scale of e.r
Of mighty war- * k — —
Disdaining ^
The
LTiiojitsox's Seasons;