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POBTHIT. FrOiii th^ Atlantic Souvenir for 1B-2&. THE. CONSCRIPT’S FAREWELL. Farewell father, l had hoped that I should be In thin*; age ^ staff for thee: But when vearshavc marked th> hr , tV'hei. thv step i* weak and slow, When thy ha r is thin and white, And thine eve hath lost its kgt> I shall never «eek thv side, . And thv faltering footsteps guide. Wher*» my country’s banners 1 y proudly * heath the distant sky, To the battle forth 1 speed, There to light and there tn bleed; Not I ecaus’e the foemai^’s lance Gutters in the va!e> of Fiance, Net because a st*anger 5 s mirth B s-'S round my father’s hearth; Not ut glory’s trumpet call, Nor in freedom’s cause to tail, But because ambitious power T ar* 1 me from mv peaceful bower. Y#»t anti i-t tlu battle strife, In the closing hours of life' Think not that my Imart shall quell, Sp rits droop, or courage tad Where the boldest ded is d one. Where the laur°l wreath is won, W here ttm standard eagles fly, There thv foil diall proudly d.ie. Though pei haps no voice may tell flow th'' nameless conscript fell. Thy blessing, father. Farewell mother, ft is hard to part from thee. And r:iv t°ars are flowing free. Wh l° a ound thee gloom and night (J jencli’d religion’s blessed light; Still thou heard«t mv lisping voice In the evening livmn rejoice, An 1 mv childish prayer was said Kthou bln .M mv pillow’d head. Oh, 1 el« 7 leave thee now, Place thv hand upon mv brow, An 1 with ov epy treasured word That mv infant years have heard, Bless me, mother. Farewell lirother, Many an hour of boyish glee 1 have pa«-M in joy with thee; If w*th careless word or tongue I have ever done thee \\ long, Think upon thv brother’s lot, And, he all his faults forgot; Thou mavM drv thy mother’s tears. Soothe our sister^’s anxious fears. H • their sh'eld. their guide, their stay, 'Phroughout manv a coming dav. Freely w th thv father share All his secret w eight of care. B * w hat it were mine to he, Ida i ! still remained with thee,. And love me, brother. Farewell sisters, Yonder is our favorite vine, You iiiU't now its tendrils twine., And when’neath ita leafy bower You are met at even hour, Think how oil in l>\-past tiavs. There we waked the song oi praise. Till y.vir beaming eyes are wet With th' t°ars of fond regret, Then fugether fondly bend, And your gentle voices blend. Pray for me, sisters. I TTII I IH JM mil p.Mjiu..r^ B a T ^ w1 | ITWn g^ riw|Hm ‘ THE MIND. It is the best prognostic of a youth to be louiui occupying himself with thoughts beyond his present pott ers, ana above his present place. immortal; vigor sold in anticipation, its ttje interest excited some time ago. by subjecting the body of Johnson the jjL'ui’tKerer to the action of Galvanic eIncitement; a tluid in many respects li'semuimg Electricity, and by some philosophers supposed to resemble, or indeed to be the &nne, as the \ ital oi ls ervous tlnid. Supposing the follow ing Experiments will be generally in- iiibpiration is irretrievably lost, arid vivacity, freshness, and life, sink into heartless and unmeaning stupidity. The private correspondence of the suffering and elegant poet, Cow- per, throws a few additional rays of light on tins subject, and reveals some of the motives to authorship in that feeling and singularly constituted man, tvhicii, however common and offensive among grosser spirits, received from the fellowship of iiis, a polish and sim plicity truly exquisite. The love of praise and the desire of fame are pas sions which, in some degree or other, pervade all virtuous minds, and their total extinction in any human bi east teresUng, we venture to extract them from the last number of “The Amer ican Journal of the Medical Science,” published at Philadelphia: Of the numerous experiments which have been instituted to verity the A- naloxy between Galvanism and the nerv ous action, those of It cinhold are not the least interestin'*'. He behead- does but prove a total moral degcnc* ^d a cat, and alter pulsation and nius- raey. Cow per's confidential inter course with his friends, of a kindred spirit, lays open the secret tablets of his heart, and it is refreshing and de lightful to look at the inw ai d spirit of a man so pure, frank, ami intellectual. He loved the praises of those few friends with whom he had “garnered up his heart,” anil he told them of it with a sweetness and modesty which instead of offending the ear, can not fail to thrill the heart of the most indifferent reader. To this all powerful motive of action, in him so ardent though secluded, the world is indebted for some of the most chaste productions, and some of the sw eetest poetry that was ever penned. His larger and perhaps more useful efforts grew out of that stubborn and afflictive melancholy, which most dreadfully preyed upon his peace, and robbed the world of the presence of a highly gifted and pure spirited man. While his mind, as he expresses it. was employed in presenting a pretty thought in a pretty manner, he forgot that wretchedness which, however ideal, was to him reality, and which laid waste his earthly comforts, and to his view desolated his eternal hopes. The single object the writer of this lias in view is to teach young men that the human mind is capable of tow ering above the calamities uf this ex istence; that even its own inherent darkness will yield in time before the blaze of its also inherent and inextin guishable fires. A fair intent, and zealous and persevering efforts, will conduct to usefulness, and ensure the meed of a well spent life. Let this be the motto—“what man has been, man can be igatn. ?> Sir Waller Scott, who has so long am used instructed, and astonished the literary world, by the fecundity and Lieut Amos Abbott, of Concord, on ns strength of his mind, has declared that part os the hill where our state Pri- Thc follaring interesting facts were sta ted before the JWcrrimack, «.V, //. Jig- ricuftural Society, Oct. 15, 18J8. •‘One of the humblest of our Alps af&rds the richest iron ore in the world, already furnishing employment for thousands, and so far advancing the population, industry and wealth of the stale; and articles not now dreamed of, will hereafter become sources of wealth, and subjects of exportation.— Permit uie to mention a single fact that will tv a rant this prediction.— the most happy and powerful sketches of uis pen were struck off with the gieuiest rapidity, unlabored and un- levised. The writings referred to bear internal evidence of the truth of son stones are quarried. The whole oi tins hill was considered by the old proprietors of that town as of little value—and 1 believe the sections own ed by Mr. Abbot cost him less than the declaration, and vindicate the fame 1 50 cents per acre, of the author as a man of extraordin- ' In July; 1823, he sold from his tract ary power. Those productions which i a single rock in its native state for have a sort of spontaneous birth, fresh j $105. Mr. Parker, the purchaser, and lively from the mint of nature, ! sold it rough split, in the yard of the can scarcely fail to please, and, by i State Prison, to the Warden, for their gushing fulness and sparkling vi- $1300, who realized for it in Boston, gor, compel a warm and lasting admi- $6*129. This single rock made 10,-; ration. cular action had completely ceased, he removed the spinal marrow and filled ihe spine wilii an amalgamum oi Quicksilver, Zinc, raid Silver. Im mediately the throbbing of the arte ries recommenced, and the muscular actions were renewed, which could not be distinguished from these pro duced by the influence of the spinal marrow; the animal made many leaps. &.e. Pie filled with the same amalgam- uni, the scult and spine of another cat. which did not give any sign of life; the ■animal became during JO minutes, in jsuch a state of vital tension, that it raised its head, opened its eyes, look- jed steadily, and attempted to walk jam! endeavored to rise after falling down frequently. During all this time jthe circulation and pulsation were ve ry active, and continued for a quarter of rin hour, after the chest and belh were opened. The Secretion of the Gastric juice was evidently more a- hu lid ant than formerly, and the aiimal heat was perfectly re-established. Attempts have also been made with partial success, to imitate the process |of digestion in dead animals, by the ac tion oi Galvanism.—A*. 1. Jldv. these creatures that had been long j kept by pere Carbossan, and was ex tremely attached to him. He ioiiow- ed him, if possible, wherever he went; and, one day escaping the father s at tention, who was generally careful to coniine him when lie wished to get rid oi his company, lie slily attended him to church, and, mounting on the sound ing-board above the pulpit, unper ceived, he lay quietly till the service began. As soon as the preacher com menced the sacred ceremonies, Pug Shoe Blacking.—Large sums are anqually paid by our fellow citizens for the article of shoe blacking, a con siderable portion of which goes to en- j cod rage foreigners. In confirmation this assertion, it is stated on good au thority, that there is annually import ed imu this country from Lngland. !5h#»e blacking to the amount of $J,- ;000,000, ihe chief part of whi h is made by Day 4* JUartin, of London. Ti,iis large sum might easily be kept m liiis country, and even in the pock- j ets of those who have heretofore keen ■ in me habit of paying their portion of it ,* by each family’s 'making their own; which can be done with very little trouble, and at a small expense. Day A Martin s blacking is preferable to any other, as it gives a high pslish, and docs not injure the leather. It is ! made m the following manner: l o one pound of ivory black, in which has been mixed half an ounce of ! oil of vitiiol and an ounce of sweet oil, add one pound of pulverized loaf su gar; mix the whole with a gallon of .vinegar, and let it stand three days, when it is tit for use. It should be stirred often, and kept from the au to prevent evaporation. The cost of a gallon of this blacking is 75 cents; ana it is retailed at the stores for dollars.— iVMiamstovm Advocate. i AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES .Near Circicville, in the State of Ohio, is a circular fortification, com prehending a square one; the walls of which latter are so accurately adjust ed by the cardinal points that it is dif- 500 feet of facing stone and ornamen- 1 ticult to believe that the constructer But the mind whether of a genius or of a common man, is unequal in its efforts, and will at one time, and un der certain circumstances, break forth with a strength and clearness which at another give place to a rnur- kiness and lassitude “dull os night.” . XT The experience of every man Who 1 vann£| h, and another in New < nukes, or attempts to innkc, a daily have already been constructed use of bis mind, can attest this asser tion Even Johnson, the great giant of English literature, confessrs as much, when he says, that “casual eclipses of the mind will darken learning, and that a writer shall often trace his me mory in vain, at the moment of need, 4or that which yesterday he knew with intuitive readiness, and which will come uncalled into his thoughts to morrow. ’ Especially does the mind !dhe and abhor ctHapilika; aad hence it is that we see editors nf news papers. who. from the strong necessi ty they feci that they should daily pro duce something worthy ©f perusal, oc casionally fall beneath mediocrity, and licucc it i» when the efforts of the a»md srohsrtored before hand, and its I tal work; and the aggregate weight of all the block?, smooth hewn, was 550 tens, it having lost only 50 tons in being prepared for the market after it was brought to the yard of the 8tnte Prison. •-'file walls nf one church in Sa-j Orleans, j of oui; i Concord Granite. Twenty years ngq* we should as soon have thought of ext . porting gold dust and diamonds from the sands of Soueook river, as a rock from Rattle-snake Hill, to build up and embellish tiny <*ities of the South. * ‘•Our New-Hampshire Granite is a more valuable mineral than the sMd! of North Carolina, or any other gold: ns the granite requires hardy toil and industry to prepare it for the purpo ses needed. Neither docs the thirst for its possession, or its preparation nod use. prove an incentive to viced hut on the contrary the best correct- j Straights iveof the vicious in the pursuit of ihe ” r ’ of them was destitute of astronomical knowledge. A few arrow-heads, and the remains of some very fine pottery, in which traces of glazing arc visible, a he all that has yet been discovered in these placet:. The tumuli are of various heights; some only four feet, Olliers exceeding a hundred. The bodies over which they are heaped set-m to have been previously submit ted to the action of lire. There have been found in them some copper studs, (dated with silver, fragments of scab bard?, a copper and silver hilt of a sword, a mirror of mica membrana- acea, and some stone kniv es and hatch- ids. The idols exhibit only an un formed trunk, and a head of the coar sest workmanship. 'The mummies have nothing particular about them. It is Mr. AssalFs opinion that the peo ple who have left these remains cainc from Asia by crossing Behring’s London New jMonthly >tb« r. G UAANISM. Jlpp ent rtnr ml of life.—Many of owr reader* will no doubt recollect ^Magazine. lakes is so singular as to deserve ^ special notice. An article which should have been headed “Ilcnesty i a Politics,” was put Honey in Politics. Now, we do not know what has bee& the experience of of our readers i R this respect, but we are obliged tg confess that we have found in Politics but a very small portion of the above ingredient.—-Jluguslci Courier. ANECDOTE OF A MONKEY. A droll story h related of one of Unprofitable Theft.—A person, are told, lately went to a dealer i E crept to the edge ol the sounding- 1 wool to purchase about twenty pounds board overlooking his master, imitated ; of that article, carrying as is usual,a sack to put i.t in. When the sack wai filled, the steel yards were not at hand to weigh it. The dealer immediate ly went in pursuit of them. While h # was gone his customer looked with aj evil eye upon a lot of fine cheese in the same room with the wool, and hastily put one of the finest, weighing nearly mimic, above his head, continued to [ twenty pounds, into his sack, mixinr imitate every gesture with the great- j it up with the wool, as the expressioi est archness. The people could not j was, supposing he had obtained aval- compose their countenances; but, in ; liable prize. On his return, the deal- spite of their utmost efforts, their ri- J er quickly perceived, by the weigh! every gesture with such a solemn air, and in so grotesque a manner, that the whole congregation was in a general titter. The father insensible of the cause of such iii-tiaied levity, re proached his audience for their im proper behaviour, when commencing the duties of Divine worship. The sible muscles were set in motion again j of the sack, that his honest fiicnd hal and again. The preacher now began ! to grow angry; and in the warmth of ' his tiisnlf'asm p l prlnuhlpfl his vn/ itpr- ; l - _ and again. The preacher now began j put a cheese there. He said nothing, f but quietly weighed it. His custom- his displeasure, redoubled his vocifer- | er said nothing, and as quietly pai4 ations and his gestures; he thumped j him fifty cents a pound for his cheese, the pulpit with earnestness, raised his under the denomination of wool. Providence Journal successive preacher stood aghast hands on high, and accompanied iheir motions with a corresponding nod of the head. The monkey repeated ail these gestures with the most gro tesque mockery; till, at last,*the con gregation had no power over them selves, but burst out into one loud and fit of laughter. The at this unac countable folly and disrespect, and would probably have left the church bad not one of his friends stepped up to him and pointed out the cause ol this extraordinary behaviour. On looking up, it was with the greatesL tlifficulty he could command his own countenance, and preserve the serious aspect of bis sacred character, whilst the officers belonging to the church were employed in removing the com ical intruder from his situation. To male fine light Biscuit.—To Ivy* pounds of Hour, add one table spoon ful ol blitter, a tea cup full of cream, a little sour, small tea spoonful it pearl ash—make them as soft as poi« sible, roll very thin, cut them out and bake in live minutes. These cokes are very far superior lo ordinary kinds, and save all that tedious process of beating, beating, beating, till the cook maid s shoulder is almost dislocated. FEAR OF DEATH. Courage is incompatible with fear of death; but every villain fears death; therefore no villain can be brave.— lie may indeed possess the courage of a rat, ami fight with desperation when driven inio a corner. If by craft and crime, a successful adventurer should he enabled to usurp a kingdom, and to command its legions, there may be moments, when, like Richard on the field of Bosworth, or Napoleon on the plains of Marengo, all must be staked; an awful crisis, when, if his throne be overturned, his scaffold must rise upon its ruins. Then indeed, though the cloud of battle should lower on his hopes, while its iron hail is rattling a- round him; the great coward will hardly fly to insure that death which lie can only escape by facing. Yet the glare of courage thus elicited by danger, where fear conquers fear, is not to be compared to that calm sun shine which constantly cheers and illu minates the breast of him, who builds his confidence on virtuous principle; it is rather the transient and evanes cent lightning of the storm, and which derives half its lustre from the dark ness that surrounds it.—Lac on. Postmaster at New York.—S. L. Goverkeur, Esq. of New York, has been appointed Postmaster of that ci ty. Mr. Governeur is the son-in-law of Col. Monroe, and though a gentle man of high respectability, to whom the attention of the Government might well be drawn for his individual and estimable qualities, the appointment lias no doubt been made with a partic ular and kind regard to the feelings of Col. Monroe, to whom it will, with out doubt, prove a source of comfort, Gazeltt. TRUE POLITENESS. There is much truth and beauty in the following remarks of the late Dr. Thomas Brown, of Edinburgh, “Po liteness, in all its most important re spects, is nothing more than the knowl edge of the human mind directing gen eral benevolence.—It is the art of producing the greatest happiness which, in the external courte»ieR ot life, can be produced, by raising; such ideas or feelings in the minds of those with whom we are conversant, as will afford the most pleasure, and averting ns much as possible, every idea which ruay lead to pain. It implies, there fore, when perfect, a fine knowledge of the natural series of thoughts, so as to distinguish not merely the tho’t which will be the immediate or near effect of what is said or done, but those which may arise still more re motely; and he is the most successful in this art of giving happiness who sees the future at the greatest distance.— Our paper often abounds in typo graphical errors for which wc plead headache, <kc.; but frequent apologies arc due to those who do not know how difficult it is to have near half a mill ion of little metal pieces ol! in their right places. eC ear mis- Ccuucellar Lamb (an old man, at the time the late Lord Erskine was in the height of his reputation) was t man of timid manners and nervous dis position, and usually prefaced hi* pieauings with an apology to that ef fect; and on one occasion, vGien op posed to Erskine, he happened to re mark that “he felt himself growing more and more timid as he grew old er.” ‘ No wonder,” replied the wit-* ty, but relentless barrister; “ever/ one knows the older a lamb grows th& more sheepish he becomes.” William Lyon, a strolling pbjfr, who performed at the theatre in Ed inburgh, and was excellent in the part of Gibby the highlander, gave a surpri sing instance ol memory. One even ing, over his bottle, he wagered & crown bowl of punch that the next morning, at the rehearsal, he would repeat a Daily Jjdvertiser from begu iling to end. At the rehearsal his op ponent reminded him of the wager, im* agining that, as he was intoxicated the night before, .he must certainly bavt forgotten it, and rallied him on his rid iculous boast of memory. Lyon, pull ing out the paper, desired him to look at it, and to judge for himself wheth er he did or did not win his.wager.— Notwithstanding the want of com#*" ion between the paragraphs, the vari ety of the advertisements, ajid the gen* - eral chaos which marks the compost* tion of any newspaper, he repeated it from beginning to end, without lb® least hesitation or mistake., E/on died in 1748, at Edinburgh, ; A letter from a Mayor of a certain Corporation:—* “DearZur—As 1 he to-day to be made a Mare plez to send me zoni- thin viltin for the occasion, as I be to ax the old Mare and the rest of tbe Binch.” DearZur, Your humble Zarvant^ the answer:— Sir—A greeably to your request, $ have sent you per waggon, 3 busbeh of oats, and as you are to treat the Old J\Iare, I have added some bran, that you may make a mash.” Xiam, Su\, Yours, Itc.