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238 One of the greatest heroes of ollen time, Sir John Hawkwood, better known as “ John of ihe Needle,” was brought up on a tailor’s shop-board ; but hurried on by an impulse too strong for resistance, he enlisted in the for eign wars, was distinguished by indomitable valor, received the honor of knighthood from the hands of our Black Prince, married the daughter of the Duke of Milan, lived in wealth and glory, and died in honor. The very name of the tailors, their ancient name* is inspiriting. “Linen Armourers,” they were called : armourers ! the very term tills you with glowing and heroic feelings; and though not so happy in his cognomen as the “ falcon of the wood,”* to whose achieve ments we have just referred, is there one in a thousand unacquainted with that magnani mous brother of the craft, who rejoiced in the euphonious appellation of Feeble ? “ Shallow. —Francis Feeble! Feeble. —Here, sir. Falstaff. —What trade art thou, Feeble ? Feeble. —A woman’s tailor, sir. S/uillow. —Shall I prick him, sir ? Falstaff. —You may; but if he had been a man’s tailor, he would have pricked you. Wilt thou make as many holes in an enemy’s battle, as thou hast done in a woman’s petti coat ? Feeble. —l will do my good will; you can have no more. Falstaff. —Well said, good woman’s tailor! well said, courageous Feeble! thou wilt be as valiant as the wrathful dove, or most mag nanimous mouse. Prick the woman’s tailor.” Nor is the tailor’s craft deficient in dignity; for no other trade can boast so much royal and noble blood. Well may it be a common observation, that “ His mien is noble, and bespeaks the tailor,” when we find that no less than ten kings of England,! three princes, twenty-seven bish ops, twenty-six dukes, forty-seven earls, eighty-one lords, and (mirabile dictu /) six teen lord mayors, have courted entrance into their brotherhood. * Sir John Hawkwood. fEdward 111 and IV: Richard IT and III: Henry IV, V, VI, and VII: Charles I and James 11. i > THE INFLUENCE OF DItESS. An emineiit legal judge, and a pre-emi nent judge humau nature, observes; “It is an observation I have always made, that i dress has a moral- vfect y-pon the conduct of nr k ; nd. Let any find himself with /'.Tty boots, old surtot.i : soiled'k-ck-cloth, ar 1 negligence or -dress. ftt wTI in all probability find, a corresponding disposi tion to negligence of address. He may cn deshabille, curse and swear, speak roughly and think coarsely; but put the same man into full dress, and he will feel himself quite another person. To use the language of the blackguard, would then be out of character; he will talk smoothly, afiect politeness, ‘if he has it not,’ pique himself upon good man ners, and respect the women ; nor will the spell subside, until returning home, the old surtout, the heedless slippers, with other slo venly appendages, make him lose again his brief consciousness of being a gentleman.” > t A LITTLE FABLE, The sword of the warrior was taken down to brighten ; it had not been long out of use. The rust was soon rubbed off, but there were spots that would not go; they were of blood. It was on the table near the pen of his secre tary. The pen took advantage of the first breath of air to move a little further off. “Thou art right.” said the sword, “I am a bad neighbor.” “I seer thee not,” replied the pen, “I am more powerful than thou art; but I love not thy society.” “ l exterminate,” said the sword. “And I perpetuate,” answered the pen; “ where were thy victories if I recorded them not ? Even where thou thyself shall one day he—in the Lake of Oblivion.” Aunt Betsey is a single-minded creature. “Waiting for the returns,” said she, “just as if there has n’t been enough of ’lection. It’s just like the men, though— \ they ’re never satisfied. Bimeby they’ll want to do nothing but ’tend ’lection, and then see where temperance principles will be, Re turns, indeed. Let them wait till the time comes round.” i Stay but until to-morrow, and your present sorrow will be weary, and will lie down to rest.— Jeremy Taylor. EPITAPH. j •’ Hcs my wife: here let her lie ? rest anil so aur I.— Dhydex. j @©isirsi is ie m a, mr aib& is ¥ ®l)c tUorking Ulan. LABOR. There is a vast difference between the teachings of true philosophy and the dictates of human pride on the subject of labor. The latter says that labor is degrading, and be neath the character of areal gentleman. The former insists that the laborer is the true no bleman and the conservative agent of the world. And this seems to be in accordance ! with universal experience for nearly six thou sand years, and is sustained by divine revela tion; for it should be distinctly understood, that the precepts and laws of God are not ar bitrary, but are all founded on principles j which lie at the foundation of human happi- j ness. Each of the Ten Commandments is a requisition which looks directly at the good of the individual who is required to keep it. Who cannot see that those laws which forbid theft, murder and uncleanness, are prohibi tions which, in the nature of things, were in tended to exalt the human character and pro mote the happiness of man ? And equally so is that commandment which says, “ six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath, in which thou shalt not do any N+ork.” The man, there fore, who omits to labor his six days, is as much a violator of the commandment, as he is who labors on the seventh day. The one God has required for rest and devotion, be cause the nature and happiness of man need them; and so he requires* the other, because the nature and happiness of man require it. The physical, intellectual and moral nature of man, are all developed by labor, and, with out it, there can be no true greatness. How perfectly absurd, then, is the conduct Oi those who refuse to labor because it will demean them! and yet what multitudes of idlers there are, who not only despise labor, but the laborer too! They float along as the current may move them, dressed like tailors’ locomotive advertisements, without putting their hand to work for fear of soiling it. Let a looker-on compare one of these would-be gentlemen with a hard-working, honest me chanic, and say which shows most of the dignity of a man; which answers best the designs of God in the creation of our race: which is the most useful member of society. We think a man of wise discernment could not be long in determining these questions. S Let us try the question, by seeing which j would be the best for the world, if all were of one class. Suppose that all men were labor ers, then all might be useful and happy, and the world would constantly improve under their labors. But view the contrary —let no man be a laborer-let all be gentlemen: where would the world be, then, in a short time'? How soon, then, would the drones, who live without labor, feel their own insig nificance, and their utter uselessness! Then would they learn to put a proper value on toil, and feel their own obligation to those who had labored for their good. Look at the massive and beautiful struc tures which adorn our city, and furnish homes and warehouses for the rich, many of whom feel themselves above labor; there you may see the noble mind developed through the work of the mechanic and labor er. Enter one of those magnificent dwel lings, and notice the splendid furniture, the rich carpets and hangings, the highly chased silver plate, the costly pictures that adorn | the walls, the statuary in the various niches, and in fact every thing on which the eye j could rest itself, and there you see the value ’ of labor —and labor which elevates those who i performed it, and compared with them sinks j the proud possessor of that mansion in insig i nificance, if he is one of those whom'pride hath puffed up above the mechanic on whom he so much depends. Labor built and manned those ships which bring from every part of the world the wealth that enabled the merchant to purchase all these luxuries. Labor cultivated the j earth, and from its soil brought forth the j food that furnishes his table; and labor I wrought those rich siiks and costly jewels ’ with which his family are decorated. In a word, the dignity and glory of labor are seen in every thing around us. * There are beauty | and utility, and labor has produced them. And the laborer, by their production, has shown himself the noble being his Maker intended man should be. His skill and in dustry have reflected the perfections of the Deity himself, while the drone in the hive has idled away his time, disgraceful to him self and a standing libel on his Creator. No class of men are so happy as the la borers ; their bread is sweet and their rest is refreshing; they rise cheerfully, and they retire contented. “The sweat of the brow,” which many have considered a curse, is one of the greatest blessings which Heaven has conferred on our race. Man can live by la bor, but he cannot live without it. Men who labor are seldom guilty of crime; it is the idle, and those who think labor a task, who are found at the criminal’s bar. God bless es labor, and idleness is the devil’s school.— Saturday Rambler. 51 Column Cratclr to Jim. I ~ Touching — very. —Seldom have we been more deeply affected by any thing in the po etical line than by the following tragic stan ] /as. They are, indeed, full of pathos, and breathe the very soul of melancholy: Amid tho crowd there walked a youth, Whose heart seemed charged with wo ; llis eyes were bent upon the deck, His step was sad and slow. It was not unrequited love, Nor disappointment’s fruits, That marked with care the cheek of youth— He couldn’t find his boots ! t ap The Pass Word.—Mr. Lover tells a good anecdote of an Irishman giving the pass-word at the battle of Fontenoy, at the time the great Saxe was Marshal. “ The pass-word is Saxe; now don’t forget it,” said the Colonel to Pat. “Sacks! Faith and I will not. Wasn’t my father a miller ?” “Who goes there!” cried the sentinel, after he arrived at the post. Pat looked as confidently as possible, and, in a sort of a whispered howl, replied, “ Bags, yer honor!” t HBi - Terribly Cold. —One day last week, when a keen wind was making all noses blue, and causing folks to blow them inces santly, our Irish girl came in with a most do lorous looking physiognomy: (she is fresh from the sod by the way.) “Och, augh,” said she, “a day and a night, and a night and a day, (a favorite expression of hers,) but its cowld. Shure, and if it was in ould Ireland, wouldn’t there be a big frost this morning? Och, there would, there would.” Soul vs. Sole.— At the sale of Mr. An nan’s splendid collection of books, at College ; Hall, “Watts on the Soul” was put up.— I The bids were spirited, but those of a distin guished and fashionable cordwainer distanced competition. After paying for the prize, Crispin very innocently put the inquiry, “ Have you any more works on shoe-making to sell, Mr. Graff ?” There was a regular side-splitting among the “ uppers,” at this interrogatory. My Uncle.— Elector (to the Prince de Joinville.) —“What are your claims to the ! Presidency of the Republic ?” Prince de Joinville. —•“lam the uncle of I my nephew, (the Comte de Paris.”) Elector (to the Prince Louis Napoleon.) — “And what are your claims?” Prince Louis Napoleon. —“l am the neph | ew of my uncle!” Discovering the Longitude. —The Sea Serpertt has been seen again; personsdeclar | ing that it was several miles in length. We | should not at all wonder if it was a stray : column of one of Mr. Antsey’s speeches, for we know, as a fact, that that gentleman has been at sea for a long time. Conversation in a Theatrical Case. Old Actor. —“No actors, sir! Come, now, : did you ever see Suett in a good part ?” Young Man. Yes, often as dumplins I round an aitch bone of beef!” No Wonder.— The Morning Post says: “A curse impends over Vienna.” How can | she help it, when the Emperor puts Austria under a Ban ? ’ Sink and the Deuce.—A Seal Engraver, : hearing that the Thames so poisoned the at mosphere that it was dangerous to live near it, called it “ a first-rate sink for a die /*’ INN* Horn asked Ferguson what instru ; ment that was which they had in Doils worth’s bend, and blew at both ends ? “ No such instrument,” said Ferguson, em phatically. “But there is,” said Horn. “No, sir. Let me see —there’s the trom bone, the corned-piston, the awfulglide, and | the —the —blow me if there is such an instru ment as has to be blowed at both ends.” “ Yes, there is.” “I’m darn’d if there is. What is it, now ? | what is it !” “ The bass-drum.” “ —-11,” said Ferguson, and mizzled. EDITOR’S DEPARTMENT. ATHENS, SATURDAY, DEC. 2, 1848. VAILtmiLIB ffisms ? The Editor of the Southern Literary Gazette be ing desirous of developing and encouraging Literary Talent in the South, has resolved to offer the sum of One Hundred Dollars, in prizes, as exhibited in the annexed schedule: THE FIRST PRIZE For the best Talc of the South, . . Fifty Dollars THE SECOND PRIZE For tho second best Tale, . . . Twenty Dollars. TIIE FIRST PRIZE For the best Poem, Twenty Dollars or a COPY of harper’s SPLENDID PICTORIAL BIBLE. TIIE SECOND PRIZE For the second best Poem, Ten Dollars, All competitors must send in their MSS. before the 15th day of December ensuing, and they must come, if by post, pre-paid. They should be legiblv written on one side of a sheet only. The authors’ names must be sent in separate sealed envelopes, which will not he opened until the prizes have been selected —when the successful competitors will be an nounced. The articles will be submitted to the ex amination and decision of a Committee, composed of several gentlemen of distinguished character, whoso names will be announced in due time. The award of prizes may be expected to be made known in tho last number for thepresent year, and the publication of the First Prize Tale will be commenced with the New Year. The articles offered in competition will become the property of the Editor, and those which, are deemed worthy will appear in the Gazette. All communicatious relating to the prizes most be addressed, post-paid, to the Editor. COMMITTEE OF AWARD. The following gentlemen have kindly consented to act as Judges upon the articles offered in compe tition for the above prizes: Professor JAMES P. WADDELL, Dr IIENRY HULL, JAMES W. HARRIS, Esq. Public Lectures. Last week w'c had somewhat to say of Winter Evenings, and the proper method of enjoying them at home. We have thought it not amiss to suggest in our present number a very excellent method of improving and enjoying “Winter evenings in public. This method is neither more nor lcs3 than securing, in all towns and populous villages, a course of Pub lic Lectures on some of the diversified branches of knowledge—many of which arc well adapted to such media of communication. Among these are general History, Ancient and Modern Poetry and Belles Lettres, and especially the Physical Sciences. 1b tho last-named field there is the most abundant har vest of profit and pleasure to be realized. Wide as the limits of the Universe, and developing new won ders at every step—embracing the domains cf air and earth and sky—how attractive is tho field of Natural Science! It has long been a matter of deep surprise and regret to us, that there is so little in terest felt in this ennobling study, even among men of professedly intellectual tastes and of polite educa tion. We can only account for this indifference up on tho supposition that they aro really unaware of the ferli’ity and beauty of these unexplored fields.;— We did not intend, however, to enter into an argu ment upon the value of scientific knowledge, but ra ther, taking that fur granted, to suggest to our readers the propriety of securing, by any possible means, the gratification of oral instruction in its va rious branches, It may not be possible for every town and large village to secure the services of professed Lecturer on these topics—nor is thisnccc sary, however desirable it may be. There aro, m every such town and village, individuals abundant ly qualified to afford popular instruction on such to pies. The Physician, for instance, when he is truly an intelligent and educated man, can deliver lectures on popular Physiology, and the School Teacher ou Natural Philosophy and Chemistry. In all branches, aid could, in mary cases, be rendered by