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By W. F. Durant, written at the age of
seventeen.
There was a change. I saw a curtain
ed room;
Alight stole in, that scarcely chased the
uloom.
With looks of anxious care, around the
bed,
Attendants stood—to prop the sick man’s
head,
To soothe h s pangs, or transient ease im
part
Bv all th" softest antidotes of art.
And those who loved him most, and there
fore caught
At every change disease’s progress wrought
Stood trembling round his bed, yet hoping
still,
At every new vicissitude of ill,
Hoping, it might betoken that, at last,
The deadly crisis of disease was past.
And now that hope was higher, and a smile
Shone thro’ the tears, that trickled all the
while—
Tears—but not such as sorrowers learn to
shed,
When joy hath vanished, and even hope is
dea' 1 —
Th°se spoke that softer tumult of the soul,
When joy and fear assert a mixed control.
He sweetly slept—and nature’s potent
balm
Might the tumultuous force of torture calm;
And slumber’s streams oblivious coolly flow,
Till burning fever ceased, at length, to
glow.
And those who loved him watched his
bed; for there
In silence sat the partner of his care:
S^e only did not weep: for hourly fears,
Long days of sorrow, and long nights of
teal's
Had trained her to companionship of wo,
Or dried the fountain whence the tear
should flow.
Y"t the expression of her faded eve
Wa- humble, quiet, patient constancy.
Each chastening stroke, acutely, formed to
feel;
Severely suffer, yet submissive kneel;
She fixed on that emaciated form
A look intent, solicitous, and warm;
An ! speaking all the fullnessofa heart
That feared they must, yet felt they could
not, part;
Still o’er her features, trembling hope could
throw
A transient g’eam, an evanescent glow,
Hop D , which amid the darker scenes of
grief,
Suggested comfort and supplied relief.
No more with fever throbbed his burning
brain;
And placid Sleep proclaimed a truce with
pain;
Judgment would not tli’ illusive charm des-
troy;
Love’s brilliant coloring made it look like
joy 3
G ief almost smiled to see 1 he doubtful ray,
And Hope’s fair magic brightened it to day.
Over the sick man’s couch his daughter
hangs,
To mark his sufferings and relieve his
pangs;
Cafch, vainly catch, at every dubious ray,
That came, and then forever passed away.
Each transient gleam, that gave a short re
lief,
Ease to her woes, and solace to her grief,
To lean on hope, till hope itself decayed,
And left the heart forsaken and betrayed.
Now from the sick man pa.n was gone: his
eye 1 •'
Was closed iti^entU slumlwr peacefully;
Such silence'^T-^around, that you might
hear' ■? i .
Almost-the falling of the gushing tear;
Amlthen so deep, so gentle his repose,
So -weet the soothing quiet of his woes,
That sorrow lighted up her cheerless eye,
And half repressed her long accustomed
sigh.
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There was a shudder—then a deep drawn
breath—
Then still—-till—silent all—-—Can this be
death ?
Oh! if the feeble hand of youth might dare
To trace the deeper workings of despair,
Then would I tell the widow’s mute dismay,
When from the body forc’d at length away;
Describe the orphan’s sobs—the answers
given
To those who, pointing to the will of heav’n,
Of calmness talk, or words of comfort pour,
While the heart, bleeding, does - but bleed
the more—
Mark the vain efforts to impart relief,
And paint each dread concomitant of grief.
CHEROKEE HYMNS.
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SANDWICH ISLANDS.
Manners and Customs.
Besides a profusion of melons, co-
coanuts, bananas, sugar cane, &c.
&c. some of which they are almost con
stantly eating, the chiefs have regular
meals of baked dog, or-pig, and pick-
led or raw fish and poe, four times a
day; one as soon as they rise in the
morning; another, at ten or eleven
o’clock, A. M.; a third about four in
the afternoon, and a fourth at nine or
ten in the evening.
Their food was formerly served in
wooden dishes and calabashes; but,
now, generally on China brought by
merchants from Canton. It is placed
on the ground, before the group for
whom it is designed, who, lounging on
their mats, in the attitude of the an
cient Romans, partake ofit with one
hand, while they recline upon the oth
er. Servants separate the meat with
their hands, wiping them occasionally
when they beome covered with grease,
in their mouths or on their naked arms
and legs, after which, all eat from the
same dishes, using their fingers instead
of forks and spoons.
Whatever pets the ladies may have,'
whether pigs or dogs—and most have
one of either—share from the common
dishes without disturbance, unless,
perhaps, they should be so ill-bred as
to put their fore feet, as well as their
noses, into the food, when a gentle tap
may remind them of better manners.
I have seen one of the first ladies of
the court, take a bone from the mouth
of her. dog, after he had had possess
ion of it several minutes, and putting it
into her own, extract its remaining
sweetness, apparently, withgreol^-oul:
the same bone, returned again to the
gravy of the dish, passed through the
mouths of several others. It is not
uncommon for a lady here, to feed
her pet of this kind, by placing the
food into his mouth with her own
tongue; and should any of it tickle
down its delicate chin, to wipe it off
with her finger, and return it to her
own mouth.
The pets of the nobles of whatever
kind, have in many cases uncontrolla
ble privileges. There is at present
attached to the place, a hog of this
character—weighing four or five hun
dred pounds—called u Kaahtmanu
after the haughty dowager of that
name—which is permitted to range, at
pleasure, within doors as well as with
out; and not unfrequently, finds a bed,
among the satins and velvets of the
royal couches.—Steieart’s Journal.
LATEST FROM MR. WOLFF.
From accounts in the Jewish Ex
positor for March, it appears that
Mr. Wolff had relinquished his inten
tion of visiting the interior of Africa,
and solicited permission to travel in
the Turkish Empire. His letters are
dated at Smyrna, Dec. 28 to Jan. 1st,
where he arrived from Malta Dec.
20th.
On reaching Burla, near Smyrna,
he remarks we met with the Frigate
Dryad, with his Excel. Mr. Strat
ford Canning, the rest of the British
Embassy, and almost all the British
subjects from Constantinople: they
looked at me curiously, to see me now
proceeding on to Turkey; and they
thought that it would not now be advi-
able to take my trunks of Bibles on
shore at Smyrna, lest it should excite
a disturbance. However, I managed,
by the kind assistance of the Dutch
Consul, to get my trunks on shore; and
the very first day of my arrival, I
went with Mr. Benj. Barker, and Dr.
Korck; the missionary of the Church
Missionary Society, into the street,
where I met with several Jews,
to whom I at once proclaimed
the name of Jesus; for there is no
time more proper for making research
es than whilst one event, one great
event, is rolling after another event,
and whilst the kingdoms of this world
seem as if they would soon be ground
to powder, by that stone, the chief
corner stone, the Lord Jesus Christ,
God blessed forever, who will take
the kingdom of this world to himself.
Mr. Wolff then gives an outline of
his petition to the Grand Seignior for
liberty to travel in his dominions, and
a copy of a letter which he had ad
dressed to the Greek Government of
Eginia, urging them to incorporate an
article in their Constitution granting
toleration to the Jews.
It is a fact, (he remarks,) and even
ascertained by the enemies of the
missionary cause, that I had done
great harm, as the enemies express
themselves, by having induced a great
number to profess Christianity at Con
stantinople; for besides those who
were baptized by Hartley, many oth
ers assemble secretly in prayer and
read the Gospel, as Mr. Brewer and
Dr. Korck assure me.
His last letter closes thus:
“You will have received my letter,
in which I have given you an account
of my proceedings at Smyrna, and that
I have no doubt that the Word of God
lias taken rout at Constantinople among
the Jews there; and I hope, also, that
at Smyrna the Word of God has not
been preached in vain- I have now to
fight more than ever. 1. I have to
convince the Jews that Jesus is the
Christ. 2. Catholics, that Christ is
the only Head of the Church. 3. To
convince the Mahomedans that I am
no politician, and have nothing to do
with the present state of affairs. 4.
Nominal Protestants, that the conver
sion of the Jews will be their riches.
And 5. Infidels, that there is only true
happiness in Christ. I have to suffer
the contradictions of the one, and the
ridicule of the other; If, therefore, the
Lord guides me through all this strait-
ness, his name be praised—and he
will.”—-JV*. Y. Ohs. i
Anecdote of Bonaparte.—It was cub-
tomary with Bonaparte, when think
ing intensely on any project in contem
plation, to take snuff with a degree of
immoderate and inconsiderate rapidi
ty, which he usually did from a box
carried in his waistcoat pocket. On
one occasion, just before a great bat
tle, when deeply immersed in thought,
and standing in his room alone, by a
fire, plying his box as usual, he sudden
ly went out to make some inquiries,
leaving his box on the chimney-piece.
Returning a few minutes afterwards,
he resumed his box; but, on putting
in his fingers to take a pinch, he fan
cied the snuff felt somewhat different.
He looked at it but could perceive no
difference in its colour or appearance.
There was apparently the same quah-
tity; the box was found In the same
place; he had been absent but a very
short time: and there was no one in
the room when he went out, nor
when he returned. A dog coming in
at the same moment, he called him,
and gave him a pinch. Violent con
vulsions immediately ensued, and
the animal died almost directly after
wards. Hereupon Bonaparte rang
the bell, and inquired if any one had
been seen entering or leaving the room;
but not being able to ascertain that a-
ny person had, he simply ordered the
dog to be taken out and buried; wise
ly thinking that the eve of a battle
was not the proper time to have it
circulated that his life had been at
tempted. However, he took care af
terwards to make his waistcoat pock
et his snuff-box.
DESCRIPTION OF A BARK CA
NOE.
Sault de St. Marie,
July 8, 1826.
The Governor has just inquired how
I will proceed, in a barge or in a hark
canoe—adding, that he had selected
the barge. I chose the canoe, when
it was arranged that Mr. Schoolcraft,
and I, and Ben, would be the passen
gers for it. The canoe is upwards of
a year old, but is newly gummed, and
has some five or six new’ ribs put in to
strengthen her. The voyageurs are
engaged, and on the spot, each with a
red feather in his hat, and two others,
in possession of the steersmen, one
for the bow, and the other for the
stern of the canoe. These plumes in
the canoe are intended to indicate that
she has been tried, and found worthy.
We ^hall be guarded from the action
of the sun’s rays by an awning. This,
however, must come down when the
wind blows, but then it will not be
needed.
1 have been examining this canoe,
with the view of describing it—but the
thing is so new to me in all respects,
that I am doubtful where to begin with
it. Its length is thirty feet, and its
breadth across the widest part, about
four feet. It is about two feet and a
half deep in the centre, but only about
two feet near the bow and stern. Its
bottom is rounded, and has no keel.
The materials of which this canoe
is built, are birch bark, and red cedar,
the whole fastened together with wat-
tap, and gum, without a nail, or bit of
iron of any sort to confine the parts.—
The entire outside is bark—the bark
of the birch tree—and where the
edges join at the bottom, or along the
sides, they are sewn with this icattap,
and then along the line of the seam, it
js gummed. Next to the bark are
pieces of cedar, shaven thin, not thick
er than the blade of a knife—these
run horizontally, and are pressed a-
gainst the bark by means of these ribs
of cedar, which fit the shape of the ca
noe, bottom ano sides, and coming up
tq the edges, are pointed, and let into
a rim of cedar of about an inch and
a half wide, and an inch thick, that
forms the gunwale of the canoe, and
to which, by means of the wattap,
the bark & the ribs are all sewed; the
wattap being wrapped over the gun
wale, and passed thro’ the bark & ribs.
Across the canoe are bars, some five
or six, that keep the canoe in shape.
These are fastened by bringing their
ends against the gunwale, or edge, and
fastening them to it with wattap.—
The seats of the voyageurs are along
side of, but below the bars, and are of
plank, some four inches wide, which
are swung, by means of two pieces of
rope passed through each end from
the gunwale.
*******
is destined to carry not less than 1^1
thousand pounds! The paddles arel
of red cedar, and are very light.'—I
The blade is not over thrqe inches!
wide, except the steersman s—-that!
is, perhaps, five.
******
Wattap, are the roots of the spruce,!
or cedar; and gum is the resinous subj
stance extracted from the pine, and|
boiled—when it becomes hard.
Me Kenney's Tour.
Our baggage and store, and the pro
visions for voyageurs, and our tents,
&c., are estimated to weigh at least
five hundred weight; and then there
will be eleven of us, (including Ben,)
who will not weigh short of fifteen
hundred weight—so the canoe of bark
MONTHLY CONCERT AT THE
SANDWICH ISLANDS.
The Rev. William Richards, under
the date of July 3,1827, being the day
of the monthly concert, thus writes:
In this meeting the people manifest
a deep interest, and nearly as many
attend it as upon the sabbath. I con
duct it in a manner similar to that in
which these meetings are conducted in
Amerca. I endeavor to enlighten the
people respecting the religious state
of all the different nations of the
earth. Two of the prayers are al
ways made by the natives,
At nine o’clock this morning, I re
ceived a request from the chiefs to re
pair immediately to the church, for
such a multitude had already
collected, that the house and ranais
were crowded to overflowing, and ma
ny were sitting in the hot sun, and
would suffer exceedingly with the heat,
were they compelled to sit until the
usual hour of service. I immediately
repaired to the spot, and found that
not only the church, but the yard,
which is 200 feet long and 100 wide,
was completely filled, and many were
sitting without the yard. Multitudes
are now in Lahama, who come from a
distance to attend the examination of
the school. I think there were at
least 1,500 present from the back of
the Island, many of whom have never
heard the Gospel before, except by
report, Many appeared to feel, that
it was in reality glad tidings of great
joy to all people. But whatever may
have been their feelings, the day to w
has been a very pleasant one. The
hope that some of the thousands
around us may have gained so much
knowledge of the way of salvation, as
that they may be induced by the Ho
ly Spirit to walk in it, is truly anim
ating. —-—
INTERESTING FROM CEY
LON.
The Missionary Herald, for May,
contains a joint letter from the mis
sionaries in Ceylon, dated Aug. 31, f ,
1827, which is full of encouragement.
Within the previous six months, near* |,
ly 1000 native children had been add
ed to the schools,—twelve native
members received into the Mission
Church,—and a printing press set kE
motion. The whole number of schools
is now 87,—the number of teachers
90, besides 12 superintendents and
visiters— and the number of scholars,
3,725, of whom 765 are girls. The.
High School contains 133 scholars.
The average number of attendants on
Sabbath mornings, at each of the sta
tions, is about 500, including school-
children—making at least 2000
in the whole. In addition to this,
there are three preaching stations in
the neighboring villages, which are
supplied sometimes by the missiona
ries, but more generally by the native
assistants. Surely these facts should
put unbelief to the blush.—JV*. Y. Ohs.
Solar Microscope.—A Solar Micro
scope is prepared for exhibition at
Hartford, which is said to possess a
magnifying power of 3,000,000, and
maybe raised to 4,000,000, if the
room is sufficiently large and the light
strong. By its assistance the white
mealy particles on the surface of figs
appear living objects of two and a half
feet in length; The sting of tl\p
common honey bee appears fourteen
feet in length, and hundred of snakes
of the enormous extent of from six to
eight feet may be discovered in two
drops of vinegar.
Plants on an Acre.—An acre pi!
cd with corn or potatoes, the hills
ing 2 1-2 feet apart each way, (n
suring from and to the centre of
hills, and supposing them at right
gles,) will contain 6,969 hills, if
hills be three feet apart, it will <
tain 4,840 hills; if 3 * 1-2 feet ap
3,550 hills;if 4 feet apart, 2,722 h
An acre with plants placed at the
tance of one foot each way will <
tain 43,560 plants; at the distance
18 inches, 19,360 plants. An a
of fruit trees placed 20 feet a]
will have 108 trees; 25 feet ap
69 trees; thirty feet apart, 48 tree
Hamps. Gaz.