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» FOBTBT. From the New York Mirror. "THE CURE IS BITTERER STILL ST IflU TB " Who loves, r«res—*tis youth’s frenzy—but the eure Is bitterer •till." Jiyro*. Oil for one hour, one h 1 is»ful hour Like those mv young heart knew, When all iny dreams of future joy From lots their coloring drew ; I deemed affection then might bo The *cry life o. life to me, Alas, *twas source of every ill. And yet—the cure is bitterer still! I loved—-oh, fearful is the strength of woman's love combined With nil the spirit’s high-wrought powers, Th*» energies of mind : Jlueh deep derotednes- as feels The Indian when he hninhlv kncela t> fore his idol’s ear, to meet A death ef rapture at his feet, Such love was mine—though fraught with ill, Tin* cure, the cure is bitterer still. Oh grief beyond all other griefs ! To fet! the alow derav Of love a »d Hope vvivhin the heart, Ere youth be past away— To know that life must henceforth be A rot age o’er a tidefess sen, Mo «*bh nor flow Th' p« s nod fears T«> vary the dull waste of tears! 0!i love may be life’s chief* -t ill, T«t ah! the cure is bittri still. —GSt — HERE’S A HEALTH TO THAT FRIEND. from a t arn’s album. *Tis not while the fairy breeze fans the green sea, That the strength of the hark may b»* known ; And Mis not in posterifv’s hour that the truth Or the fervour of frienda may b* shown. Not the hark mn«l he proved when the tempest is high, When dangers and mountain waves press ; The friend when the stonn of adversity’s nigh For the touchstone of fiiendship’s distrr.i* K : Here’* a health to that friend ! tied bless him! *Twas thus when my path was o’erclouded and drear, And frienda had all elinink from the test, That the choaen one came to relieve or to share The eorrowa that burthen’d iny breast. Vast guilt may yet cease to be thought on, but never Can time make my feelings of gratitude less: May blessings unnumher’d descend, and forever, On the friend who is true in the hour of distress! Here’s a health to that friend ! Cod bless him ! LsisssjLAtnr. tant from the thundering of carts and the shuf fling of feet which had *•> often lifokuu my me ditations in the city of Mnnnhalla, I discover ed that rural felicity had its own characteristic Mere description convey* but feebly any idea of the effect of such a scene upon the imagi nation. 1 had so limited n knowledge of the localities of the place, that 1 advanced much tumults. My slumber was destined to he j nearer the precipice than was necessary or again broken. The dogs growled and snap- j agreeable. As I tremblingly measured the ped as if in sudden fight, then after a brief si-1 depths ul the distance, 1 toll that the least lence, during which 1 closed my leaden lids, a; breath of air, almost the agitation ol my own little scoundrel of a poppy set tip a scream, thoughts, would hive precipitated hk* down and a deep mouthed hay from some old veto- j the abyss. Yet a fearful fascination rivteed ran of a bull dog s'ruek in like a lino on the j my eyes upon the scene, ill) I became con- bass viol. The wliolo pack were noised. | scions of a sensation of giddiness ; scarcely I riieir feet putted hrir-lilv across the entrv floor. 1 dared make the motion necessary for turning ; then suddenly stopped with a snarl and a j instinctively I stooped, although the broad snap; I could almost see their lips curl, their slab afforded nothing for me to grasu, and my tails and cars start up erect ; then they patted I readers had nearly escaped much injudicious ff again. I might, iiowcvcr, have slumbered j scribbling, when I recollected an anecdote, From this New V-nk Mirror. flURtL TRANQUILLITY—TIIF. ROf’K MOUN TAIN. In the interior of the stale of Georgia is a mountain composed entirely of naked granite, which on the map is set down ns the Hock mountain. Finding mvself oneo, in the course of my wanderings, within a day’s ride of llii curiosity, I exerted my influence to obtain a wagon, a horse, and a friend, nnd was soon jogging along n road which wound through al most endless forests, over dead leaves, into deep valleys, across rugged lulls, and through the bronchos of streams which, although this spot easily fordable with the aid of a horse, broaden gradually into wide rivers, nnd empty their wnters into the Atlantic. At the foot of this extraordinary rock is a log hut. which the folks thereabout call a house of en tcrtnmroenl. Here we arrived some time nfier dusk. A long rido through theso forests, where driving required considerable skill and constant attention, had overcome me with a feeling of drowsy fatigue. A cup of melan choly beverage, which passed under tho ap pellation of coffee, was swullowed, without any material injury, and afler busking a little time in the red light of a blazing Are, which they mnkohnre of light dry pine knots, ncnrly «* combustible as powder, nnd caressing two or three lino large dogs, which rested in the capacious Are place, we retired to rest. My chamber was fashioned of logs, several inches from each other, and various openings appear ed in the roof. I was soon deposited in u bed, rude but scrupulously clean, and began to lose myself in that delicious dreaminoss, which makes sleep so welcomo to the weary, when (ho sudden bark of a dog startled me. Hu was answered by about ten or fifteen others, in nil tho notes of the gamut. They growlod, bark ■ed, howled, and yelped, and uttered all the •ounds ol which dog’s language is capable ; then came Sampling of horses’ feel, the crack of several whips, the report of a gun, nnd the footsteps of tho hounds patting across the en try, which was entirely exposed to tho air. I •turted up, and putting my head through an aperture in the wall, where neither glass nor shutter offered nny opposition, I pereeived that a party of hunters tied arrived, fully equip ped for tho pursuit of deer, and intended to test at the “ house of entertainment” till day break enabled them to resume their sports. It was now late; n starry sky stretched broad and clear over head, but the air was dully and 1 was feign to bid good night even to the yellow moon, just rising above the forest trees. Casting, therefore, a hasty glance at her spotted disk, her shadowy vales, her bright deserts and lofty mountains, and another at tho quiet ntgbt scene, the dim dark woods, the old fences and rude log huts, faintly silvered over with the pale moonlight, and the glorious tr. ck of vast blue distance which canopied that (dent solitude, with its flashing gems, I left poetry and prose to lake cere of them selves, and murmuring a sleepy •• beautiful!” once more laid down to rest. Again tho world of reality faded into indis tinctness, a thought of my distant home cross* pd iny mind, and pleasant faces appeared floa ting around me in the darkness; then I re- member catching the flash of a star through the roof, and gravely debating to myself by what mismanagement among the heavenly bo', dies it hod descended into mv chamber. Yei although eleven or twelve hundred miles du* after a little time, even had the whnlo canine park opened the rry at my car, for otic be comes accustomed to any particular nnd uni form confusion. A sailor's rest is not broken hv the stormy violence which thunders upon d.ck, and M is suid that many soldiers under Sir John Moore enjoyed the benefit of sleep while actually engaged in marching. I was about following their example when iny ene mies received a reinforcement from all the aw akened population of the plantation. The horse neighed, the oxen bellowed, the geese scudded across the road, flapping their rlutn- sy wings and improving the concert with a general gabble, chickens cackled, a guinea- hen and a peacock exclaimed aloud, and a rooster joined the chorus with a crow, so tri umphantly impertinent that I leaped out upon the floor, decidedly angrv. Almost gold with the want of sleep. I looked out of the window ; the dogs were all collected beneath it, yelling most furiously. By the light of the moon, which shone into the room. I descried a large horsewhip in the corner. Willi a sud den exertion of my slrongth and skill, I pro- reeded to an immediate application, which struck the assembly of industrious quadrupeds with considerable astonishment, nnd Inning a few expressive velps, ns an acknowledgment of some of my most judiciously aimed strokes, general silence ensued. The dogs sneak"(l off to nameless holes and corners , the cows, with their serious countenances, stood looking on, with grave and silent approbation ; the horse poked his head through a hole in his ili- liquidated log stable, nnd gazed quietly around to see what was going on ; Hie geese formed a small platoon in 'lie farthest corner »f the yard, with laces expressive of conscious guilt; and the saucy rooster, strutting off with a vain ffort to preserve his importance, fairly yid- ded fame to safi tv, ami I ke n prudent poliii- cian after the defeat of his party, awaited be neath the shadow of Hti "Id wagon, till the vi cissitudes of fortune should again call him in to action. Having thus milled my numerous foes, I indulged myself with u sleepy glance through one eye upon Ilnur discomfited forces, and onro more stretched myself on the downy couch. Aguin my lids closed, with the sweet feeling which nature lias caused to spring ns a neces sary consequence not of toil and privation ; and again the fairy wonders of imagination began to displace the homeliness of reality. Hot all I ns the rnuriilisis sav, ” tho lallacy id human hopesthe hunters came into my room, and occupied the bedstead which stood m the oilier corner, and their hoiuso heavy snores soon uunmiuccd their situation. Mv previous p. oceedmgs had also disturbed the lumbers of a child, who had boon reposing ill the next room with its mother. Ilis cries reduced the affectionate uuihnr of its being to the necessity of putting in pructice the various conciliatory arts usual on such occasions, and theso ptovmg unsuccessful, she proceeded forthwith to execute a brief process, often re sorted to for tho benefit of young <rnvcllnrs over the flowery path of youth, nnd which, such is tliu unhappy destiny of liiimnn nature, few, alas I have altogether escaped. This ruised matters to a climax The child scream- od till the house rung. The hunters turned in their creaking bed, and grumbled hoarse fragments of angry oaths; again tho shrill impudent voice of the puppy set tho tune, and the broad fjeed hull dog bayed in answer; again the geese flapped across the road, tho chickens cackled, und the guinea hen scream ed, and, '* to crown the euchuntinoiit of the scene,” in tho midst of all llio noises elicited upon tho occasion, the persevering rooster, perched upon tliu wheel of the curt, honeulh which before lie hud slunk in disgrace, beat Ins side with his wings, and gavo a crow, which in my sleepiness I almost thought was intended as an insult. I ruminated a moment upon tho proper course to tic pursued, when nature, overcoming nil opposition, assert, d her rights, uml I was awakened by the glori ous humus of the rising sun shining through a wall, which might have enacted u purl in 4 I’vramus mid I'hishe.” Eager to gam a morning view, we eqn.ppcd ourselves with goodly oaken slicks, partly to defend iis from improper familiarity unit the rattle-snakes, which are said to abound there, und partly to assist us in climbing the s eep. \ sad leu change ol the weather, however, enveloped us in a fog, us we reached the fool of the rock, or stone mountain. It is a hure mass of gra into, between two und three thousand leet high. The uppearunce of similar elevations, composed of urdo ary ear h, and clothed with verdure, fails to impress the mind with the idea of solidity and durability, which it con ceives from Hie contemplation ol this gigantic rock, heaved upward in the form of a stupen dous billow. A gradual descent of the sur rounding country lowurds its base forma n cir cular basin of several miles in circumference, of which it is the centre ; and the apparendv interminable forests, which wave around it, headed, Look alolt, you lubher,” and cast my eves towards the summit. There stood my companion, r itlier surprised at mv quadru ped propensities, and I hastened to follow his example in admiring the sublime productions of nature at a greater distance. A hermit, disgusted with the world, and anxious to try the experiment of solitude upon Ins disposition, should choose this very spot. Nothing can be farther separated from all the associations of human life. Neither glnnmv cave, nnr uninllabiled island, nor secluded forest, could so perfectly assure him a dreary and dismal loneliness. On eailh some object would remind him of home or friends ; some warbling bird would awnkeil n softened feel ing ; some opening flower or clinging vine would call up thoughts of beauty and love. The common goings on of nature’s sweet ope rations would send glcnmings of human joys and wishes through the d irk and broken pas sages of the most ruined heart. But tins grand and silent mountain, striking its founda tions, fancy cannot conjecture how deep, into the bosom of our planet, would conjure un in his mind only thoughts of other ages—of the primitive convulsions which gave it birth—of the ephemeral nature of aft human events, when compared with this durnblo monument ol nature’s caprices—o' the limitless time dur ing which it may thus defy the storms of hea ven, nr of the awful shuck by which its ada- munteao bosom may he rent asunder. F. strike thu eyn in a strong contrast with its bleak und desolate nakedness. From the gradual ascent ol one side, the curious pas senger approaches the umk of an immense end almost perpend culnr precipiee. On reach ing the ' petnuiis edge" of this abiopt dechvi- Vi Uie giddy view broke suddenly upon me. The Jungle—By JMiss Roberts.—“ It »/as in the cold season mat a few of the civil and military nllicer* belonging to tho station of—, agreed l" make a shooting excursion in the vi cinity of Agra; and gave occasion to an ani mated scene. A convenient spot had been selected for the tents, beneath the spreading branches of a huge banian; peacocks glittered in tho sun upon the lower houghs, and troops of monkeys grinned and chattered above Tile horses were fastened under the surround mg trees, and there tanned off the insects with their long flowing tails, urid pawed the ground with their graceful feel ; farther off, stood stately elephant, watching the progress of his evening repast preparing by his driver, and taking under Ins especial protection the pets of his master, a small dog, u handsome bird six feet high decked with plumage of lilac and black, and a couple of goats, who, knowing their sufesi asylum, kept close to his trunk, or under the shelter of his huge limbs. Beyond reposed ii group of camels with their drivers,— some lying down, others standing or kneeling. Numerous while bullocks, their companions in labour, resled at their feet; while pack-sad dles, pnniers, and sacks, piled round, comple ted tho picture. Within live circle of the camp, ii lively scene was passing,—fires hlaz ed in every quarter, and sundn operati ns of roasting, boiling, and frying, were going on in the open air. Every lire was surrounded' by a busy crowd, all enguged ill that important office—preparation for the evening meal. The interior of the tents also presented an animat ed spectucle, ns the servants were putting them m order lor the night; they were lighted with lamps, the walls hung wilh chintz or ti ger-skms, carpets were spread upon the ground, and solas surrounded by curtains of transparent gunzo (u necessary precaution against insects) became commodious beds. Polished swords and daggers, silver-mounted pistols und guns, with knives, boar spears, und tile gilded bows, arrows, and quivers, of native workmanship, wero scattered around, file tables were covered with Europeun books, und newspapers; so that it was necessary to he continually reminded by some savage ob ject, that these temporary abodes were placed in the heart of an Indian forest. The vast number of persons—the noise, bustle, and mu ny tiros about the camp, precluded overy idea of danger; nnd tho gentlemen of the party, collected together in front of the tents, con versed ciirelrssly with each other, or amused themselves with looking about them. While lima indolently beguiling the few minutes whirh hud to elnpse before they were sum moned to dinner, a full-grown tiger, of tin; largest size, sprang suddenly into the centre of thu group, seized one of the party in his ox tended jaws, and bore him away into the wood ailii a rapidity which defied pursuit. The loud um-eries, raised ly those persons whose faculties wero not entirely paralysed by terror and consternation, only servod to in crease l)io tiger’s speed. Though scurccly a moment had elapsed, tint a truce of the animal remained, so impenetrable was the thicket through which ho had retreated; but, notwith standing the upparent hopelessness of the arc, no means which huniun prudcnco could suggest was left untried. Torches ere in. stumly collected, weapons hastily snatched up, and the whole party rushed into the forest —some heating the bushes on every side, while others pressed their way through the tangled underwood, in a state of anxiety in capable of descripi ion. The victim selected hy the iger was an officer whose presence of wind and dauntless courage, in the midst of this most appalling danger, providentially en abled him to meet the exigencies of his situa tion. Neither the anguish be endured from the wounds already inflicted. :he horrible manner in which be was hurried along through bush and brake, and the prospect so immedi ately before him of a dreadful death, subdued the firmness of his spirit ; and medita'ing, with the utmost coolness, upon the readiest means of effecting his own deliverance, he proceeded cautiously to make the attempt. He wore u brace of pistols in his belt, nnd the tiger having seized him hy the waist, Ins arms were consequently left at liberty. Applying his hand to the inuuster’s side, lie ascertained the exact position of the heart; then, drawing out one «f his pistols, he placed the muzzle close to the part, and fired. Perhaps some slight tremor in his own fingers, or n jerk oc casioned hy the rough road and brisk pace of the animal, caused the ball to miss its aim, and a lighter gripe and an accelerated trot, alone announced tho wound he had received. A moment of inexpressible nnxiely ensued ; yet undismayed hy the ill success of his effort, though painfully aware that he now possessed only a single chance for life, the heroic indi vidual prepared with more careful deliberation to make a fresh attempt. He fell for the pul sations of the heart a second lime, placed his remaining pistol firmly against the vital part, and drew the trigger with a steadier hand, nnd with nicer precision. The jaws suddenly re laxed their grasp, and the tiger dropped dead beneath its burden! The triumph of the vic tor, as lie surveyed the lifeless body ofthe an imal stretched upon the ground, was some what subdued hy the loss of blood and Hip pain of his wounds. He w as uncertain, too, whether his failing strength would enable him to reach the camp, even if he could he certain of finding the way to it ; hut his anxiety upon this point was speedilv ended by the shouts which met his ear, those of Ills friends search ing for him. He staggered onward in the di rection whence the sounds pro ceded, and is sued from the thicket, covered with blond and exhausted, tint free from wounds uf a mortal nature.”—.'Veto Year's Gift. Fictitious Narrative.—There has been inn sidernhlfj difference of opinion in regard to ef fect produced upon the mind by fictitious liar rative. Without entering minutely upon 111 merits of this controversy, 1 think it may be contended, that two evils are liktdy to nrise from much indulgence in works of fiction The one is a tendency to give way to the wild play of the imagination—a practice most de Iclerioiis to the intellectual and moral habits The other is a disruption of the harmony which ought to exist between the moral emotions and the conduct—a principle of extensive and important influence. In the healthy stale ofthe moral feelings for example, tho emotion of sympathy, excited by a tale of sorrow ought to he followed by some efforts for the relief of the sufferer. When such relations in real life are listened to from time to time, without any such efforts the emotion gradually becomes weakened, and that moral condition is produ red which we call selfishness, or hardness of heart. Fictitious titles of sorrow appear In have a similar tendency—the emotion is pro duced without tlm corresponding conduct; and when this habit has been much indulged, the result shews to be. that a cold and barren sen timentalism is produred, instead of the halm of active benevolence.—Abercrombie on In tellectual Powers. NEW YOKE MEDICAIj ACADEtv y CIRCULAR. T HE hippy effects of the Botanical System of P lice, more especially of lute, employed in the ’ of Diseases, are such aa entitle it to a high ran |. ecu,e modern improvements. The opinion Jung enteri"°"! in its favor, by many ofthe judicious, a iliorouch" 11 ” perience has now demonstrated lobe well found,,!. wilh Hie number and variety of its salutary ad'*"’ meats,its reputation isincreasing. ’ lleve - It must lie evident to every discerning mind n the present prevailing practice of medicine which"** jects this Botanical aid, is at variance with our nai'*’ anil our happiness. * ute MERCURY, the LANCET, and the KNIFE chiefly relied upon hy Physicians and Surgeon, of W* present day, for the removal of almost all the diseas * incident to the human body, notwithstanding il, r feels of these deleterious agents arc evidenth | a ,'i, multitudes. Deeply impressed with these fad * J with a view of reforming the science nod practice! medicine, un individual in this city, in Hie yeai |g>7 procured a lot ol ground, and erected a handsome convenient edifice for an institution demni inalf d th United States Infirmary, expressly for employing a formed system of Practice in the treatment ot'dis.ase,’ the remedial sources being chiefly derived from o! product ions of our own country. The courscottret incut adopted by this institution, was principally |L result of near forty years experience of a dialing,naj J\1isther Hogden, with un O.—Some years since, there lived in New York a lawyer of some distinction, named Ogden, who, having one morning hired an Irish servant, sent him to the post office to nq nre if there, were any letters. Savs Pul to the clerk. •* is there any letters here inr Misther /fogden ?” The clerk lucked over the li’s and finding none, sent the servant aivav, and this was repealed two or three mornings in succession, till Ins master, surprised, ns he was daily in the custom of receiving a considerable number of letters, went himself to the post office, where he found a large bundle uf letters, which had been on hand two or three days, waiting for him. On returning home, he called his ser vant, and g.ivu linn a severe rating, for so neglecting his .business. “ An’ sure," says Pat, “ didnl I hask for Misther /fugden, nnd didnt he tell me to go about me business, fnr there wi rnt any ? Sure enough your honor's name is misther //ogden I Pooh, ponli!” exclaimed the master, •• not Hogden, but Og den—not f/ogden with an H. hut Ogden witli an 0. Now see-if yon can do better next tune.” The servant went next morning say ing, “ Is there anv letters fur Misther Hog- den.” The clerk looking over the h’s an swered ,l No.” " Sure now,” says' Pal, it’s not Misther Hogden with a hoiteli, but Mis ther Hogden w ith an 11 ••!” This explained the matter, and Pu' got the letters, and highly delighted, took ilium homo to his muster.— Providence Patriot. medical reformer; which course, we are happvtn.t a u lias been crowned wilh success, and proved luadi-inon' si ration, that, without Mercury, that bou.l( d c!iwicn,o« of the Materia Medina, or other poisonous drucs dj,. cases generally, Inay be cured by those mure sale and salutary means which the tiod of Nature has f0 |j[,. rally scattered around us. ' Animated by the post success, and with the hop;. () r benefilting future generations, an irrepressible drsii, lias been felt, that measures commensurate will, th. imparlance ofthe object, should be taken to promul. gate this valuable system of practice, and tlicrebv j m ! prove and reform the noble and important science of medicine. After reflecting fnr years on the most prudent and successful method of effecting so desirable an object it has been deemed expedient to establish a .Medical School, with competent teachers; where students mar receive board and education, until they are fully quali. fled lo practice in the varinus branches of (be Healing Art, upon I lie reformed system. W e are now happy in announce ihui a building for such an institution bu been erected, and penedlor the reception of students win can commence at any period. The building is large and commodious, situated in Eldridge-strecl, between (frond and Bronnie-slrret; adjoining the present United Slates Infirmary, ft uig a healthy and retired pari of the city, and has bees completed at a great expense. The following branches are taught hy Lccturci, Re- citations, Examinations, and suitable Text books;— 1. Anatomy. 2. Surgery. 3. The i y and Practice of Physic. 4. Midwifery, and Diseases of Wmncn’and Children, 5. Materia Mcdica, and Practical Botany. 6. Chemistry and Pharmacy. The benefits to be derived br an attendance at this Institution will, we trust, be duly appreciated bvthnsg wlm wish to acquire a enrrec t knowledge ofthe Heal- ing Art. Hero the student w ill be taught all the mo. dern practice w liicli is deemed necessary, in addition lo the Botanical; and ill consequence of Iris residing in the Institution, and pursuing a systematic cnur.c of studies, combining each ol iliosedeparlments, be may acquire a knowledge of both in a short spare oftimn, and at a very small expense, in comparison to that of othei Medical Institutions. There being an Infirmary connected with the Acade- ny, thesludi ills will have the benefit of Clinical prac tice, by which the experimental part of medicine will be acquired with the theory. Chore will be no -pecificd time to conipleto a courie of study, hot whenever a student is qualified to pass an examination, lie will receive a Diploma. Some will eqnire one year, others two or more years, to com plete their studies. For the information of some, we wish lo state, that this system iif Practice is essentially diflerent from that disseminated by Dr. Samuel Thompson. REQUISITIONS, The qualifications fir admission into the School will bos—1. A certificate of good moral character.—2. A good English education. " TERMS. 1. The price of qualifying a person for practice is $230. One half paya-dr in advance, or at the timeoi titering the school; and the other half at the expira tion nr rinse of hit studies,or before a Diploma is grant* ed. A deduction of $25 will be made to those who pay the whole sum in advance. 2. Board (being no extra charge) is $2 50 per week, payable weekly or quarterly. 3. Each student must supply himself with Seeks, fieri an>l fieriding, A liberal allowance will be made to those in indigent circumstances, Cj* We hnve the pleashre to announce that mg school is now fast filling up, and is in successful o|cri. lion; and that there is an opening in every section oj the United States, for those educated in its Principle! and Practice. I'liosc wishing further information, by address- ing a letter, post paid, to the Subscriber, will receive a publication, giving anaecount nf the rise, progress, / and present state ofthe above Institution. . \V. BEACH. AVio York, March 30.—13—wl2m. The Irish Soldier—Sorno time before the breaking up of tlm British head quarter* at Cambray, an Irish Soldier, a private in the 23d regiment of foot, was convicted for shoot ing at, and robbing a French peasant, und whs m consequence sentenced to hu hanged On arriving at the plare nf execiiimn, he ad dressed the spectators in a stentorian voire, as follows : " Bad lock to the Duke of Wel lington ! he’s no—Irishman's friend any way. I have killed many a score of Frenchmen hy Ins orders, and iv hen I just look it in my head to kill one upon mv own account, by the powers he has lucked me up for it.” Logic.—Give me that logic that will prove bla- k to bo white, ami white no color at all. Many are they who wield the weapon that can do it, nnd that too, despite of reason. 4 I \v,l| prove to you,’ says the logician. * that every cat hath three tails.’ * And hnw ?’ inquires the gaping multitude. ‘Why thus; No cat hath two tails.’ ‘Granted.’ Every cal hath one tail more than no cat.' * True.’ ‘ Two added to nun arc .-qua! to three—ergo, every cat hath three tails.’ JUS7 RECEIVED BY ' Richards & GanahL AT THEIR Book, Stationary, and Musical Store, No. 293, Brood-Street, A LARGE SUPPLY OP THE FOLLOWING WORKS.* Mercer’s Cluster, Mcthcxli8t llymns,Zion’s Songster, » Fa ui'y Bibles, ol all descriptions, Pocket do. do. Wyell* & Smith’s, «nd Scttcl’s Music, '\ oodbridtfp’rf, Ctunmiiig’s, Smyley's, Adams', Morsel ami ttiliard’s Geography nnd Atlas, Miirruy’fl.tirammar, Render, Key, arid Exercise, S iny ley’s Si I lamlev’s Federal Calculator, Pike and Daboll’s Arithmetic, Walker’s Dictionary, With u full supply of all other School, Classic*}/ Miscellaneous, I.aw and Medical BOOKS. THEY HAVE ON HAND ABOUT 1.200 Reams of Foolscap, Letter and other Paper, 40,000 Quills *tf various qualities, 200 dozen Webster’s Spelling Books, • 50 Gross Hmanscs, for 1831; r And a large stock of BLANK BOOKS, of every de»^ scription. Also, a good supply of Violin*, Flutes, Carienett*! Guitars, and Fifes; and a good assortment of Piano and Guitar Music. And also, a large asiortment of GARDEN SEEDS, warranted fresh from the Shakers. fC^Couniry merchants are invited lo tall and ex* amine lo* themselves. They will find their stock com* plete and g<»od, and as cheap aa they can be sold in ib« southern cmritry. JrCP All orders will be punctually attended to. Augusta, Dec. 28—52—12t. Bhuks of nil tk’ucriptious for sale ai this Oliice.
