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STAPLE ANO FANCY DRY GC
GROCERIES, HARDWARE,
Drugs, Medicine
PAINTS, OILS, WINDOW GLASS, i
Canersville, Oa.
July 22—24—3m.
SIMPSON & GARDINER,
WAREHOUSE
(Commission Jflerdputte,
MeMtvek St., Atsgueta, Gm.
VVTnXtOBtime tbe Warehouse andCmn-
Y| ■hri— "— **■-- Fire Proof
l-ref-g am. X’lmUwh Street, in all it*
kaekitudlMpebjiliictfanulitteB-
5oa to thaiaterest* of *11 who place burin re*
iSair uU% to merit public tarot.
1- g^* Orders for Bagging, RopeandFami-
W aanpiaH filled at tbelowret reaiket retea.
riata in the kitchen, and is perfectly ham*
less, although incurable. She it the Wife of
an indnatriona naa, living in an adjoining
tern. They had a family of three boja, two
of which died suddenly of the aearlet fever.
Within a week of their banal, the mother
proceeded to a pond near by for some water.
As she was dipping her pail, she saw some
thing joat beneath the surface which at
tracted her attention, and, taking a wooden
rake, rite polled it to the bank; it proved to
be the body of her reataiaing child. A wal
nut shell, with a piece of paper stack in the
centre, was floating upon the water, which
no doubt, sailing from the reach of the
child, caused hire to stretch for it, lore his
belaaee, and he drowned. Before sonnet she
the sane principle raises the Water to the
surface, in the ease of an Artesian well as
elevates the water in our houses—the pres
sure of water itself being the motive power;
in the one case there is a bed of soil, be
tween strata of rocks, which forme a natu
ral and in the other there are arti-
fleial p T pe*-
No Josh, I was neber drunk, but I was in
toxicated once on ardent spirits, dat s
enufffor die nig. IJe lord, if U»y head didn't
feel as If all de niggers in de word w*s split
t tui* wood in it.
here. It is her daily custom to watch that
water for a few seaments, just at the hour
she diaoovered the body of her child, and to
return quietly to her work. But if toe was
hot allowed to do eo, which by the way of
talking ill of 1
It is not dec
rives to every
with.
f /antiltj JCtjnapaprr—©rantrt to National anil ftatt ^olitits, Xiftnrtnrt, Smnsnorats, Jfinrkrls, foreign noil Pemrstir Xtm,
W. T. WOFFORD, Editor and Proprietor
“BE JUST AND FEAR NOT.”
TERMS—42 00 a-year, strictly In
VOL. IV.
CASSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY,.DECEMBER 2, 1852.
no. a
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
CHASTAIN & YOUNG,
ATTONEYS AT LAW,
ELLIJAY, QA..
Will practice in the counties of the Cher-
'okce circuit.
April 24. ' 1 8 —Ij-
ROBERT H. TATUM,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
TRENTON, GEO.
Business entrusted to his care in any of
the Counties of the Cherokee Circuit, will
tueet with prompt attention. *
Nov. 21. k3-t'f
.TAMES MILNER. JOHN E. GLENN
& «X.383fMr,
ATTORNEYS AT LA IF,
CASSVILLE, GA.
March, 4, 1852. 4—tf-
MARCUS A. I1IGGS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CASSVILLE, GA.
Will attend promptly to all business con
fided to Ills rare.
May 29, 1852. 17—
CHISOLM & WOFFORD,
B. D. Chisolm, 1 W. T. Wofford,
Cedar Town. | Cassville.
Sept. 2.
DAWSON A. WALKER,
ATTOBNEY AND COtJNSELLOE AT LAW,
Spring Place, Geo.
Refers to Kekiis & Hope, Augusta, Gu.,
Wilev, Banks, & co., Charleston, S. C.
A. Wells & co., Savannah, Ga.
April 24. 12-1 y.
HuiiMe Worth.
Tell me not that he's a poor man,
That his drew is coarse and bare,
Tell me not his daily patience
Is a workman's scanty fare;
Tell me not bis birth is humble,
That his parentage is low,
Is he honest in his actions ?
That is all I wanUo know.
Is liis word to be relied on ?
Has his character no blame ?
Then I care not if he’s low-born—
Then I ask not whence his name.
Would he from an unjust Action
Turn sway with scornful eye ?
Would he than defraud another,
Sooner on the scaffold die ?
Would he spend his hard gained earnings
On a brother in distress !
Would he succor the afflicted.
And the weak one's wrongs redress ?
Then 'he is a man deserving
Of my love and my esteem ;
And I care not what his birth-place
In the eye of indn may seem.
•Let it be a low thatched hovel—
Let it be a clay built cot—
Let it be a parish Workhouse—
In my eye it matters not,
And if others will disokrh War,
As inferior their caste,
Let them do it—I befriend him
As a brother to the last.
JONES & URAWFORD,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
CALHOUN, GA.
April 24. 12-lv.
JOHN A. CRAWFORD.
f, c. sHRorsniuE.
CRAWFORD & SHROPSHIRE,
_ ATTORNEYS at lAw,
CASSVILLE, GEO.
Business entrusted to their cart in any of
the counties of the Cherokee circuit, will
meet with faithful attention. April 8.
J. |{. PARROTT,
attorney at Law,
tMi r )S Ym nvL% ©jl
March 11. 5—ly._
IfiSH B. 11*1,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CASSVILLE, GEO
Is engaged in the practice of the L»v in
the counties of Cass, Floyd, Gotdoh, \\ hit-
ficld And Walker, in the Cherokee Circuit,
and ut Cobb. Cherokee and Gilmer of the
Blue Ridge Circuit.
Particular attention given te the celketing
[May 6, 1851
The Merry Heart.
’Tis well to have a merry heart,
However short we stay ;
There’s wisdom in a merry heart,
" What’er the world may say.
Philosophy may lift its head
Afed find out Vnafi’y a haw.
But give me the Philosophy
That’s happy .with a straw!
if life but brings Us happiness.
It brings us, we are told,
What’s hard to bay, though rich ones try,
With all their heaps of gold!
Then laugh away—let others say
Wliat’er they will of mirth,
Who laughs the most may truly boast
He’s got the wealth of earth!
Theft's beauty in a merry laugh.
A moral beauty too;
It shows the heart’s an honest heaH,
That’S [paid each man his due,
And lent a share of what's to spare
Despite of wisdom's fears;
And made the cheekless sorrow speak,
The eye weep fewer tears.
The snn may shround itself ill cloud,
The tempest-wrath begin;
It finds a spark to cheer the dark,
Its sunlight is within!
Then laugh away, let others say
Whate’er they trill of Usirth;
Who laughs the most may truly boast
He's got the wealth of earf^!
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jUIEMCM* <DMflS).
DR. ROBERT 0. WORD
Office.—X. East 1.of the Court House,
lun 5, :W- 50 -ly.
W. M. MALTSIK.
S. M. DAVIDSON
MALTBIE * DAVIDSON,
nes,
GLASS. &c. Ac.
Ga.
bn.
Say not hutnah fore it wasted
In a selfish world like ours,
Would you check the dew that fi
On earth's drooping flowers l
Enow you not love unrequited
Still may live, to Mesa
Many a weary pilgrim, totying
Through life’s wilderness.
Generous love is never wasted h
Like the gentle run,
It refreshed! earth's waste places,
Bid* them bloom a^ain:
ihspiac not thou low "
Much af coffering to endure;
there on earth eo holy
She rite in the lighted purler.
themes,
over the ire,—
She making some nice confection,
Some delicate kind of a treat;
Of cream and various jellies,
For her daughter’s beaux to eat
Calf5-^rnra(graBtt(t itaj
Wmai’i lights.
A STORY OF LEAP YEAR.
a.rn Smith eat at home on a New Year’s
day, in deshabile. His beard was unshaven,
his bair uncombed, his long boots were un
blacked, and he was leaning back in a pic
turesque attitude, with his heels against the
mantle-piece, smoking a segar. Sam thought
to himself that as it was leap year, how glo
rious it would be if tbe ladies would pop the
question, in accordance with their ancient
privileges.
As he was watching the smoke which so
graeefuHy curled, his fancy glowed with the
idea, how delightful it would be to have the
dear creatures fondling on him, and with
their tender glances endeavoring to do the
agreeable.
As he meditated, his heart softened, and
began to feel a squeamish, womanish sensi
bility diffuse over his feelings,and he thought
he would faint with propriety Hie first time
a lady should squeeze his hand.
Rap, rap, rap, sounded at the door. Sam
peeped through the Venetian blinds.
Mercy!’ exclaimed he, < if there isn't
Miss Jones, and I all deshabile, and looking
like a fright, good gracious. I must go right
away and fix myself.*
As he left the room, Miss Jones entered,
and with a composed air intimated that she
would wait. Miss Jones was a firm believ
er in woman’s rights, and now that the sea
son was propitious, she determined to take
advantage thereof,, and do a little courting
on her own hook. It was one of woman’s
privileges, which had been usurped by the
tyrant man, and she determined to :issert
her rights, in spite of the hollow formalities
of the false system of soebty.
«Dearest, how beautiful you look,’ said
she, accompanying the words with a glance
of undisguised admiration'.
Spare the blushes of a modest young
iiian,’ said Sam, applying the cambric to liis
face, to hide his confusion.
«Nay, my love, why so coy ?’ said Susan,’
. turn not those lovely eyes, dark as jet, but
sparkling as the diamond. Listen to the rest,’
Said she, drafting him to the sofa, , there
with my arm around thee, will I protest my
true affection.’
< Leave, oh, leave me!’ murmured Sam,
< think of my yonth and inexperience—spare
my palpitating heart.’
• Leave thee ?’ said Susan, pressing him
closer to her,« never until the story of rest
less nights, of unquiet days of aspiration,
fond emotions and undying foVe is laid be
fore thee. Know that for years I have nurs
ed for thee a secret passion. Need I tell
how each manly beauty moTed me, how 1
worshipped like a sun-flower in the lurid
light of those raven tresses; how my fond
heart was entrapped in the meshes of those
magnificent whiskers; how I would yield to
the government of that imperial; thy man
ners so modest, so delicate, enchanted me—
joy to me—for thy joy was my joy. My
heart is forever thine—take it—but first
let me snatch one kiss from those ruby lips.’
The overwhelming feelings of the delicate
youth Weft fob strong, and be fainted from
excess of joy. Meanwhile the enamored
maiden hung fondly over him, and—
Slowly the eyee of Samuel Smith opened;
he gaxed wildly about him—then meeting
the ardent gaze of his lover, he blushed
deeply, and from behind his handkerchief
faintly faltered out, < aek my ma f
A Tile of Sidflrw
A writer in the Springfield Republican,
from the Worcester InsadbKetreat, mentions
the following:
There is a small pond in the garden. Jttst
opposite the pond I saw a woman, humbly
dressed, looking in rite water.
4< That poor woman,” Said the Doctor,
has been here for several years She as
sist* in the kitchen, and is
less, although incurable.
proceeded to
mad forever, turned upon her beel, and with
her fooe turned to the earth, walked slowly
toward the' house. As she approached; the
doctor called to her, aad dropping a low
courtesy, she stood looking at ns.
I have seen faces whoee melancholy ex- ’
pression might chin the blood like a keen
east wind, aitd the power of sympathizing
with them be very limited. But, of all that
I have seen, not any have approacbed tbe
one I now looked npon, in utter abscuce of
all life's sunshine. Pale, ashy were her
features; her Ups were hueless, and her eyes
sunken; her lower jaw dropped almost upon
her breast, and looked'like grief personified.
« Poor creature,” exclaimed tbe doctor,
<< what wretchedness of mind is there depic
ted !”
«I never saw it equalled,” said I.
« No wonder,” replied he. <. For five
years a smile hits not played upon her fea
tures, and, in my opinion, never will P'
Playing tbe Piano, p.hiI how it is Done.
The other evening we were at a party of a
friend of ours, and amongst the lot was a
gay Miss, who had just returned from board
ing school, when after many solicitations
and apologies, she seated herself at the pi
ano, rockiDg to the right, then to the left,
leaned forward, then backward, ami then
began. She placed her right haud about
midway the keys, and her left about two
octaves below them. She now puts off the
light to a brisk canter, upon the treble
notes, and her left after it. The left then
led the way back, and right pursued it in
like manner. The right turned and repeat
ed its movement, but the left outrun it this
time ; hopped over it and flung it entirely
off the track. It came in again, hofteVer,
behind the left, on its return, and passed it
in the same style. They now became highly
incensed at each other, and met lurionsly
on the middle ground. Here a most awlul
conflict ensued for a short space, when the
right whipped off all of a sudden, as we
thought fairly vanquished ; but we were in
error in what- Jack Randolph cautions us—
it had only—« fallen back to a stronger po
sition.’ It bad mounted up two back keys,
and commenced the note of a rattle snake.
This had a wonderful effect ujk.u the left,
and placed the doctrine of snake-charming
beyond dispute. The left rushed towards it
repeatedly, but seemed invariably panic-
struck when it came within six keys of it,
and as invariably retired with a tremendous
roar down the bass keys; continued its as
saults, sometimes by a zig-zag movement,
bnt all its attempts to dislodge the right
from its strong hold proved ineffectual; it
came close up to its adversary ami expired.
Any one, or rather no one, can imagine
what kind of noises the piano made during
the conflict. Certain it is, that no one can
describe them, and therefore we shall not
attempt it. The battle ended, Miss Jane
moved as though she would have risen, but
this was protested against by a number of
voices at once. «0ne song, my dear Jane,
you must sing tliat sweet little French air
you used to sing, and which Madame Pig-
gisqueaki is so fond of.’ Miss Janc looked
pitiful at her mamma, and her mamma look-
el «sing it; Miss Jandaccordingly she
squared herself for a song. She brought
her hands into a capus this time in fine style,
and they seemed to be perfectly reconciled
to each other; then commenced a kind of col
loquy;—the right whispering treble very
sadly, and left responding bass very loudly.
The conference liad been kept np until we
began to desire a change upon the subject,
when our ears caught, indistinctly, some
very curious sounds, which appeared to pro
ceed from the lips of Miss Jane; they
seemed to be compound of a dry cough, a
grant, a hiccough, it appeared to us as in
terpreters between the right and left. Things
had progressed in this way for about 15 se
conds, when we happened to direct our at
tention to Mr. K. His eyes were closed, his
head swung gracefully from side to side, a
h«»m of heavenly complacency rested on his
countenance, and his whole man gave irre
sistible demonstrations that Miss Jane s mu
sic had made him feel -good all over. We
resolved from this contemplation of Mr. B’s.
transport, to see whether we could extract
from the performance anything intelligible,
when Miss Jane mfide a fly eatehidg grab
at a half dozen keys in a row, and the same
she fetched a long dong hill cock
the conclusion of which she grap-
my keyes with the left. This
and over us
crocodile In Java, is given by an eye wit
ness:
It was-one morning that I stood beside a
rinaTl bake, led by one of the rills from the
mountains. The waters were clear as crys
tal and every thing could be seen from the
very bottom. Stretching its limbs clone
over this pond, was a gigantic teak tree, and
in its thick, shining evergreen leaves, lay a
huge boa, in an easy coil, taking liis morn
ing nap. Above him was a powerful ape of
the baboon species, a leering race of scamps,
always bent on mischief.
Now the ape from his position, saw a
crocodile in the water rising to the toys ex
actly beneath the coil of the serpent. Quiek
as thought he jumj>cd plump upon tlic snake,
which fell with a splash into the jaws of the
crocodile. The ape saved himself by cling
ing to a limb of the tree, but a battle royal I
immediately commenced in the water. The
aprpent grasped in the middle by the croco
dile, made tbe water boil by his furious con
tortions. Winding his fold round the body
of his antagonist, he disabled his two hinder
legs, and, by his contractions, made the
scales and bones of the monster crack.
The water was speedily tinged with the
blood of both combatants, yet neither was
disposed to yield. They rolled over and
over, neither being able tc obtaines a decid
ed advantage. All this time the cause of
mischief was in a statu of the highest ecsta-
cy. He leaped up and down the branches of
the tree, came several times close to the
scene of the fight, shook the limbs of the
tree, uttered a yell, and again frisked about.
At the end of ten minutes a silence Itcgan to
come over the scene. The folds of tlie ser
pent began to be relaxed, and though they
were trembling along the back the head
huug lifeless in the water.
The crocodile also was still, and though
ouly the spine was visible, it was evident
that he too - Was dead. The monkey now
perched himself on the lower limbs of the
tree close to the dead bodies, and amused
himself for ten minutes in making all sorts
of faces at them. This seemed to be adding
insult to injury. One of my companions
was standing at a short distance, and taking
a stone from the edge of the lake, hurled it
at the ape. lie was totally unprepared, and
as it struck him on the side of the head, he
was instantly tipped over, and fell upon the
crocodile. A few bounds, however, brought
him ashore, and taking to the tree, he
speedily disappeared among the thick branch-
£omt (Situation.
It is not decent for one to appropriate an
other's pecuniary means for his own gratifi
cation.
It is not deeent for young people to show
no respect to the aged.
It is not decent to be praising yourself al
ways-
It is not decent te keep yourself as a show
for others te look at.
It is not decent in persous going to places
of amusement to incommode others in vari
ous ways.
It is not decent to spend your money in
foolishness, when you have debts that ought
to be paid.
It is 'not decent to starre your family by
spending your money for liqnor.
It is not decent to cheat your neighbor
because you have a little mOre knowledge
thau he is possessed of.
*< You say she is incurable,”
«<jsto«o,w»fliak
Inflatnee of a Newspaper.
A school teacher who lias been engaged a
long time in lrs profession, and witnessed
the influence of a newspaper upon the lumils
of a family of children writes to the editor
of the Ogdensburg Sentinel as follows:
I have found it to be an universal fact,
without exception, that those scholars of
both sexes, and of all ages, who have liad
access to newspapers at home, when com
pared with those who have nut, are—
1. Better readers, excelling in pronuncia
tion and emphasis, and consequently read
more understandingly.
2. They are better spellers, and define
words with greater ease and fluency.
3. They obtain a practical knowledge of
geography in almost half the time it requires
others, as the newspapers has made them fa
miliar With the location of the important
places, nations, their governments, and do
ings on the globe.
4. They are better grammarians, for hav
ing become so familiar with every variety of
style in a newspaper, from the common place
advertisements to the finished and classical
creation of the statesman, they more readily
comprehend the meaning of the text, and
consequently analyze its construction with
accuracy.
5. They write better compositions, using
better language, containing more thoughts
more clearly and connectedly expressed.
6. Those young men who have for years
been readers of the newspapers, are always
taking the lead in the debating society, ex
hibiting a more extensive knowledge upon a
greater variety of subjects, and expressing
their views with greater fluency, clearness
and correctness in the use of language.
Human Integrity.—In the formation of a
single locomotive steam engine there are no
fewer than 5,419 pieces to be put together,
and these require to be as accurately ad jus
as the works of a watch. Every watch
consists of at least 202 pieces, employing
probably 315 persons, distributed among 40
trades, to say nothing of tbe tool-makers fur
A Few Practical Questions Answered.
Why is rain-water soft? Because it is
not impregnated with earths and minerals.
Why is it more easy to wash* with soft
water than with hard ? Because soft water
unites freely with soap, and dissolves it, in
stead of decomposing it, as bard water does.
Why do wood ashes make hard water soft?
Because the carbonic acid of wood ashes
combines with the sulphate of lime in the
hard water, and converts it into chalk.
Wood ashes convert some of the solnable,
salts of water into insoluable, and throw
them dowa as sediment, by which water
contains more parts.
Why has rain-water such an unpleasant
smell, when collected in a rain water tub or
tank? Because it is impregnated with de
composed organic matters, washed from
roots, trees or the cask in which it is col
lected.
Why dues water melt salt ? Because very
minute particles of water insinuate them
selves into the pores of the salt by capillary
attraction and force the crystals apart from
each other.
How d«»es blowing hot food make it cool ?
It causes the air which has been heated by
the food to change more rapidly, and gives
place to fresh cold air.
Why do ladies fan in liot weather ? That
fresh particles of air may be brought in con
tact with their faces by the motion of the
fan; and os every fresh particle of air ab
sorbs sente heat from the skin, this constant
change makes them cool.
Does a fan cool the air ? No; it makes
the air hatter, by imparting it to the heat of
our face; but it cools our face, by transfer
ring its beat to the air.
Why is there a strong draught through
the key-hole of a door ? Because the air in
the room we occupy is warmer than the air
from the hall, therefore the air from the
hall rushes through the key-hole into the
room, and causes a draught.—Spirit of the
Tunes.
“Urn* k
This is the cry at
indifferent* aad huloleaoe. What can’t he
done ? flwrihing that anpthcr mas jus
done. Well, you cun do it; or you can do
something towards Joihg It. AH all events
yon can try: Ufltil yon have tried—tried
once and again—tried with resolutions, ap
plication, and indtuKry to do a thfa^-w
one is justified In say ing « it can’t'he done.”
The plea such a case is a mere exfuoe .for
not attempting to de any thing at all. Ton
remember the story of Robert Bruce and tbe
spider in the cave. Trying to elimb to a
certain print, the spider fell to the ground
again and again ; and still the little crea
ture rose again.to the task, and at the ^for
tieth effort succeeded, m Surety,” said
Bruce, « if a (rater can succeed after so
many failures, so can 1 after ®j defeats;
and he sallifed "from his hidiagplaco with
new hopea, rallied his men, ami ultimately
conquered.' & in all things. We moot try
often, and try with increased resolutions to
succeed. Failure seemes hut to dia.iip.lfqp pbe
strong; only the weak are overwhelmed by
it. Difficulties draw forth the bept energies
of a man. They reveal to him his strength,
and train him to the^exeraise of his hqbleet
powers. Difficulties try his patience, jup
energy, and his working faculties. They
test the strength of his purpose, and the
force of his will •• Is there a man,” says
John Hunter, « whom difficulties Jo not dis
hearten, who takes them by the throat _and
grapples with them? That kind of man
never fails.” John Hunter himself, origin;
ally a working carpenter, was precisely a
man of that sort; and from making datura
On weekly wages, he rose to be the first
surgeon and physiologist of his time.
Despising Household Duties.—From a
variety of causes, nothing is more oommqn
than to find American woman who have' not
the slightest idea of household duties. A
writer thus alludes to .this subject:'
In the neglect ofhoushold Cares Amer
ican woman stand alone. A German lady,
no matter how lofty her.rank, never forgets
that domestic labors conduce to the health
of body and mind alike. , An English lady,
whether she be only a gentleman's wifo or a
duke's docs .not despise the household,, and
even though she has a housekeeper, devotes
a portion of her time to this, her true, her
happiest sphere. II is reserved for our
republican fine ladies to be more choice than
even their monarchical and aristocratic sis
ters. The result is a lassitude of mind of
ten as fetal to health as the neglect of bodi
ly exercise. The wife who leaves her house
hold cares to the servants pays the penalty
which has been affixed to idleness since the
foundation of the world, and other wilts
away from ennui, or is driven into all sorts
of fashionable follies to find employment for
her mind.”
The Bectflrin of Life.
are persons in the world who, in
themselves from the charge
extravannee and follr. trv to do it under
Artesian Wells.
A correspondent asks us, says the Phila
delphia Bulletin, what is the principle of
the Artesian wells ? He says that he often
reads of boring for water through solid
rock, but cannot understand by what agen
cy the water when reached, is forced to the
surface.
Has our correspondent ever passed through
a railroad cutting ? If so, he has probably
noticed that the rock does not lie horizontal
ly ; but at an angle; in other words, it dips
more or less, to use a term of the geologist.
Now a strata of rock will sometimes extend
for scores, even hundreds of miles, dipping
in this way before it finally turns again,
and ire-appeare at the surface, even whan it
does so turn, which is not. always. Such a
strata forms a large dish, as it were. . If
our correspondent will imagine a region of
country, lying within such a strata; and if
he will further imagine this district to be
so rocky that water will not collect in it,
but run off—in this case he will have all
tbe ingredients for a country of Artesian
wells, provided there is the additional eir
camstance, that outside this strata, or, to
carry out the simile, under the dish, the
soil is gravelly or Bandy. For, in such a
ease, the water from rain will sink into the
ground and pass under the strata. There
it will remain until the rock is bored through
when it will rise, of course, to the surface.
This is what an Artesian well is.
Any person may make an Artesian well
on a small scale, by taking a common tin
hand basin, and inserting it in a bed of
earth which is itself contained in a larger
vessel; thed pouring water upon the earth
between the basin and vessel in which it is
placed, and the earth is completely satu
rated, perforating the bottom of the basin;
for in this event, the water will rise in a jet
to the top of the basin or the level of the
earth. In this rude experiment, the till, Of
which the basin is mdde, roughly represents
one strata of the rock, and the larger vessel
another strata, while tlic earthy matter
stands for the gravel sand; or prfvioiis rbdt
TteCufctTfiUi, kf.
Nothing could more fully or .
ly illustrate the finer traits ef Mr. Web
ster 5 * character than the simplu feet that
when the hoar of his own dissolution wee at
hand, his mind should recur to am of
most beautiful creations of poetry that oould
without any impropriety he applied to him
self. How angularly appropriate are the
last two stanzas hi the great statesman's
dying moments!
The curfew tolls the kenll of partting day,
The lowing herd winds slowly o’er the lea.
The ploughman homeward plods his weary
way,
And leaves the world to darkness sod to
Now fades tbe glimmering landscapes on the
right,
And all the ate a solemn sriUsaes bolds,
Bare where the pestle wheels hie droning
flight.
And drowsy treblings lull the distant
folds. 1 - -
• •. * . .* i *
Beneath these ragged elms, that yew tree’s
shade,
Where heaves the turf in many a meand
ering heap. „ .
Each in Lis narrow eell forever laid,
The rwde forefathers ofthahamfet ffieep,
■* . • • • • '* ’*
The beast of heraldry, the pomp of power,
And all that beauty, all that wealth e’er
gave,
Await alike the inevitable hear; • r
The paths of glory led but to the glares.
Mr. Webster's beafltifal eduntry how,
„ the lowing herds” grazing in biznleudawt,
« the rugged elms” that encircle the man
sion, and “ the Jew tree’s •hade” that hreg.
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