Georgia Historic Newspapers

    VOL. I— SO. 27.
POKTHI.
■ TO Ki;i).| A( kKT,
■ Thl late t hies of «lu- S«IKC» Indian,.
■ in FITZ-I.IU.KNi: IIALt-ECK.
Tli,m wert monarch burn • Tradition's j.ayosj
■|, [|ot tlic planting Ol'tliy parent tree ;
K,; eC and to thy sires, the subject knee.
is princely. Though no poet’s inagic
B. , iaU . He i .tucket trace an LngliiOi rhyme.
had a genius tor the tragic,
introduced it in a pantomme ;
H,.music •» the language spoken
8,.- own land ; and on herherald-roll,
K r ,; 1L ,..|,t tor, and as proud a token,
Bp„ ur lie I.ion’s ot a warrior’s soul.
ugh Austria’s bo- mi-star would
frighten , ,
"idl'd pale, as diamonds the dark nunc,
W,V„ .c'liie fourth wore, in the dance at Brigh
■
K,orc becoming evening dress than thuie ;
H., brave one, scorning wind and weather,
Kd lilted tor thy couch on field and Hood,
K guy’s tartans for the highland heather,
Kirest green for Knglat.d’s Rohm Hood.
H.nal, a monarch’s merit I—like a whaler’s—
as tall, as sinewy, and as strong
first kings—the Argo’s gallant sailors, ,
ill history, and gods in song.
H*ience?-hcr spell is thine that reaches
H! and makes the wisest head is sport ;
B rare, strange virtue in thy speeches,
B* cm of their mastery—they are short.
tliine has with thy youth departed,
the love-legend* of thy manhood’s years,
■he who perished, young atid broken-hearted,
1 rlinne tor smiles, and not lor tears.
mind—the mystery of commanding,
godlike power, the art Napoleon,
lettering, moulding, wielding, handing,
hearts of millions till ihcy move as one ;
■ | u . it. At lliv bidding men have crowded
raid to death is to u festival ;
il; .. . .111. lids, Without a blush, have shrouded
Kt banner lolds of glory their dark pull.
■wi;l believe-not I—for in deceiving,
dear charm ot life’s dcligiiltul dream;
the luxury of belie, ing
tilings buaiiliful are what they seem.
■i „ lit ve that, v ith a smite whose bl« ssitig
B ;. like the patriarch’s sooth a dying hour;
allow us gentle and caressing,
i aim maiden's lip in moonlight bower;
like patient Toll’s eschew ing evil;
motions, graceful as a bird's in air ;
in sober truth the veriest devil
r clenched lingers m a captive’s hair '
■ v. there s|irings a poison louutain,
B'- than ’hilt which bullies the L'pas tree ;
Hi. uraih. ,i nursing i nto’ mountain
■ . r bail i' p, compared wuli dice. 1
Blip as moveless and its cheek, us clear,
i whirlwind of l e heart’s emotions,
.'aad.; ri ;c, hop, , sorrow—nil, save tear.
|i r v laud, as if she were thy daughter,
peace, her tomahawk in wars ;
missionaries, and cold water ;
■t-j thy rillc trophies and thy sears ;
B-’kt thy w rungs will be by the (treat Spirit
in in-re ii ami r» v imged, when 1 iiou ail gone
none arc left thee to inherit
■ ui" tiiy tame, thy. p issions, and thy throne.
■ fHsc:;j,u\B!)i:s.
M.VV-YriKK ItlM IIU Kl’.\ IKIV.
Kifm v übvsc.’i a Mitr.it
Bh si Mom dared to vonmro witiim the
um nits of a lady’s chiunlirr. There
awful even in the abstract idea
■ Venous riles ami mysteries in which
caiity jiutsonall her charms.” I feel
p.,!|iitalion at the heart, ami a secret
i^B:i:i!i!edread, at the itlea of having them
BV i to t!ic rmle perception of bodily vi-
B as if, like Cutalinc, I was intruding
B Mysteries which were intended to he
gender.
B 1 rtlnd.-ss I did, once upon a time, be-
- it, and h. a veheint lit di sire of lieconi-
’ ami possessed of a certain ehatti I.
.B- my scruples so far ns to pass the
the door whicli led into thcciiam-
B ' bur Olivia , a belle of tiiisi
and who is even now, at this
" r ■''ih', one of the idols of its world
who nniiihers some score ol
1 admirers, more or less, in her train.l
B : special object of my visit was, I
By beg inn,, l 0 decline stating; siillie I
■ hint and I had succeeded in obtaining
|M ' 'hot have transgressed lilt: coin-
the sixth cominandineiit, or any
1 drealogue. or done any thing, in
*°rwhich that respect able minister of
<| !il Hays, could have laid his linger
B Wl'iiout commuting a hr, aeli of that
■ 'b His his special province to pre-
A secret fear crept over me as Ice-
fortiil, and | stepped on tip-toe in-
B of the room, although the met si
" r .-nns, at any respectable distance,
have detected a heavy tread
Turkey carpet. ! paused,when
c athi; middle of the room, to recover
j^B S!,r riiatl resolution. Every thing was
and I could almost hear tin
my heart echoed from the w alls.
side was the bed, which nightly sup
•!b • " ro,? ** t of t * lo f ; ' lr Olii k.;; contiguous
was the apparatus of lavation ; and,
■ ">e. stood this mysterious toilet, loaded
B ri "us ingredients, to which the four
the globe ha,l contributed. Ivnow
-1 half an hour, without dangetl
BW"", I sat down in an elbow rooking!
B"‘ order to muster sufficient resolu-j
iB-rt “ nC l^r P’ ,r ’t|diana!ia of the toilet, :
ln ~ among it tor what I wanted.
a r the close ol tno day, and tlie suir
btoagh the damask window- urlams.
dl, u lik lltiw i fdunltin,i 'rr- I*, tin
aa#a> autawwa &apsr&&£Mgm,
I’KIXTED A\ i> ITBLIMIED 111 til HUlDIki: J. SLADE, AT THKEII DOLLARS I*llll AAA I ’I.
! chamber. There, too, the mingled sweets,
from the various colored and fantastically
shaped vials, came upon iny olfactory organs
••like the winds of Araby,” hut without anv of
| the staleness of such u simile. All tliese
jthings combined, soon soothed my ntindinto
la sweet and indescribable calmness, anil I
Isoon began to indulge my usual propensity
| for waking dreams. In a few moments the
i objects around tne began to grow dim and in
j distinct, and to float and mingle together in
istraugedisorder ; and, finally, a mist seemed
!to gather before my eyes. Soon, however, it
j melted aw ay, and left my vision perfectly
clear, but every thing seemed to have under
'gone a magical change. The carpet was al
tered into a beautiful variegated lawn, —the
toilet into a delightful arbour, clothed with
! vines and foliage,—the phials seemed trans
formed into little sylphs, or faries, who spor
ted merrily among the leaves and flowers; the
lavatory appurtenances sunk into the earth,
and became a clear crystal fountain ; and the
bed assumed tits appearance of a flowery bank,
where every thing beautiful in the botani
cal creation grew in great luxuriance, in the
midst of which the fair Olivia reclined, appa
| rently in a sweet slumber.
! As I was gazing upon Iter, she awoke, but
did not appear to observe me. The sylphs in
stantly gathered around her, and each prof
fered its aid to restore the bloom and loveli
ness which sleep had partially cltsse I away.
One brought water from the fountain, and
sprinkled it upon her eyes, which straightway
a-sumed a most fatal brilliancy; another
gathered lilies and roses, and shook them over
her pale cheek and brow, which quickly res
tored the former to a brilliant whiteness, and
the latter to the loveliest carnation glow; and
another nestled in her hair, arid with
small white fairy fingers drew up the long dis
hevelled tresses, and twisted them into lux
uriant curls. Presently the lady arose tran
scendently lovely, beyond the dream of a po
et,and surveyed herself in the fountain,while
a blush, and a triumphant sinile overspread
her countenance. At this moment a little
winged boy, whom 1 recognized as the god of
love, came flying joyfully around her, and
drawing an arrow from his quiver,lie beckoned
her to follow. She obeyed, a...1 was soon
out of sight. As I lost the last glimpse of her
form, 1 breathed a deep sigh, when one of
the little beings came up, and after regarding
me for some time, burst into a hearty laugh,
and, going to the fountain, dipped up some
water in a pearl colored shell, which he
brought and held up towards me. I looked
into it, but instead of the reflection of my
self, I beheld the fair Olivia. She was sea
ted upon a rustic bench upon the bank of a
streamlet, and under a large tree. A small,
pale, intellectual-looking young man, was
seated by her side. It was evening, but the
moon shone bright upon the scene, and 1
could easily observe what passed. The
youth took her band, and as lie looked into her
eyes her face was overspread with a crimson
blush. Presently be knelt down and from
the rapid motion of bis lips, and the ardent
glance of liiscye, seemed to be talking to her
of love. The color of the beautiful Olivia
changed rapidly front red to pale, like the
tints of a morning sky, as lie proceeded ; at
length, he clasped her hand which he held in
both his, and drew it unresistingly to his lips.
The lady bent down her head, the youth
looked up into her eyes, their lips met, and a
kiss,
“A long drawn kiss, a kiss of youth and love,”
was exchanged between them. At that mo
ment, the svlph threw down the shell, and,
running to the bank, plucked a flower, and
threw it into the fountain ; she then took up
the shell, and again dipped it into the water,
and brought it to me. t looked in, and a
gain saw the fair Olivia, but the scene was
changed to one which I instantly recognized
to lie the parlour of her father’s house.
Another person was seated bv her side, in
whom 1 recognized a young member of the
bar, an acquaintance of mine. He seemed
lobe upon a very intimate footing with her,
and front the lender air with w hich lie regar
hied her, 1 conjectuied what was to follow.
; lie soon apparently commenced unburdening
his mind, and did it much in the same style
as I had seen him when lie made his debut in
court in a very delicate cause. The lady
sighed, blushed and smiled, and finally al
lowed him to kiss her fair' hand, just, as the
sylph again thie.v down the shell.
Another scene was presented to me, in the
same manner as before, and a person ap
peared as the lady’s suitor, not dissimilar in
appearance to Mr. Simpson, in Sir Croesus
Mushroom. 11c knelt down with more court
ly grace than 1 could have anticipated, and
the lady received his addresses with a smile
of triumphant gratification.
Again the scene changed, and a young mer
chant appeared, whom 1 knew to possess a
handsome fortune, and a character of sterling
I worth and integrity, with good sense, and an
accomplished and cultivated mind. He told
his tale with a mixture of respeet, arid admi
ration, and love ; but 1 could not ascertain
whether his oilers were rejected or accepted.
The. next was an elderly gentleman, who
bad retired from business, with a large for
tune and the gout. His suit was made some
thing after the fashion that T beard him drive
a bargain upon ‘Change; and, from an occa
sional resort to his fingers, he appeared to be
![rjvintr hes an inventory of bis worldly effects,
j Her answer did not seem to phase him; and
die presently arose and walked oil', apparently
|tn something ofa passion. The fart cf the
u We «erce dkspair 01 any thjnu— I 'l'hutii hu.vc uh;ol<»k, W* mail «Ait unkb ulr awhcss.”— llbßACt .
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MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, JULY n, 1838.
1 lady appeared to be somewhat clouded, as the
sylph threw down the shell, and tripped oil',
without returning again to the fountain.
Presently the lady Olivia appeared, and threw
herself listlessly on the bank.—She seemed
somewhat vexed, and did not look altogether
as lovely as when I had before beheld Iter;
Cupid, who had followed, seemed to partake,
,iu some measure, of her sullen humor, and
he stood leaning upon his bow, chewing the
feather of one of his arrows.
1 “Come hither, inf little love.” said the la
i <ly,“t have an account to settle with you.”
The boy approached carelessly, and placing
one hand upon her knee, was about to kneel
down, when she drew him upon her lap.
“You are a false traitor,” said the lady.
Did you not promise, that, with the aid of my
charms, you would pierce the heart of some
j gallant youth, who would make me his bride.”
! “Ave, lair lady, I did even so,” answered
the bov, “and have I not fulfilled my promise.
Instead of one, a dozen have been sighing at
thy feet, within a brief period.”
“ True, but there was none among them
suited my fancy. Did vou not promise me
i that?”
“And pray, let me ask, what have I had
hut thy own commands to guide me? Have not
j all, save one, been those whom thou hast
! pointed out tome/—Wherever thv bright eyes
' have rested, tiierc has my bow been bent,and
' a look from thee has winged the arrow to its
merle. Thou wilt not deny this?
I “.No: but—
“ Dot tliincown fickleness, vanity, and in
constancy,/.ave prevented tliee from fixing up
on any. The conquest of a heart was only
the signal for thee to cast it off. Nothing but
continual change and novelty could please
thee. Thou hast spurned all who have knelt
to thee, even those whom thou didst most long
after! And now thou dost quarrel with me,
! who have been the humblest of thy slaves.
1 But I will be so no longer.”
! “Nav, but sweet hov, be patient,” said the
lady: which of my suitors would you have
me accept.”
“Either of them would have had the worst
|of the bargain, unless marriage cured thee of
thy coquetry and love of change ! Even old
j Punctual, the merchant.”
■ “What! a man old enough to be my father.
“The better chance of his quickly leaving
I thee a gay young widow, with money enough
to buy ;t young husband. But if not the old
.one, why not the young merchant, Henry
Wallingford, lie is handsome, sensible, gen
teel, and richer than yourself.—What more
| could you expect or desire ?”
“Yes, but—”
j “Nevermind the buts—if you would none
of him, why not Sir Hector Grecnturf, the
Englishman—There was wealth and rank,
i two things which iiate an especial favor in
j the eyes of woman ; and surely, you might
’ have dispensed with the of rank and
| gentility.”
“Would you have me marry a fool?”
“Few of your sex would make it an objec
tion : but why not young Merival, the
lawyer. He is a promising young man is
now in the legislature, and is talked of for
! congress. lie may be President of the U.
S. vet ?”
“Yes, but ho was too hasty ; and beside?,
lie ttould not be sufficiently devoted to his
wife. Ambition would contend with love lot
; the mastery.—Surely, you would not advise
me to unite myself with one whose heart was
I not wholly given up to pure love?”
I “Humph!” answered the boy ;—then where
is young Percival, the sentimental youth,
who improvised sonnets to your bright eves,
by moonlight, and swore yon were fairer than
the goddess whose dutiful son 1 have the hon
,or to be. He was in love deep enough, Hea
ven knows, for nothing short of it would ever
have made him commit the absurdities iri
rhyme which he has.”
A deep blush overspread the face of the
fair Olivia, as the boy was speaking; and, af
ter a pause, she answered in a tone that
seemed to indicate a slight degree of shame
and regret—
“He is, as you say, a sentimental youth,
which is an insuperable objection ; and then
he is poor, which is still worse.”
“And yet lie told you so, and you made a
very pretty speech in reply, setting forth that
you did not sell veur heart for gold, and that
his love was a prize beyond the power of
wealth to increase, or some nonsense of the
, same nature. But he is no longer poor nowJ
He is rich.”
“I am schooled, dear Cupid,* said the lady, |
“and I will reform ; and, as you say Percival
is rich, bring him back to tnc, arid I’ll take
him.”
1 “Aye, but when I said he was rich, I forgot
to mention how became to he so. You sure-
J ly cannot be so mad as to suppose a poet could
! become rich by his own industry ; —he is
married.”
“Married !”
“Aye, as soon as he found that you grew
coin towards him, he first wrote a most la
mentable long ode upon the falsehood of wo
man, and then went and offered himselftotbc
j oldest daughter of old Nicholas Nankin, the
rich meichant at P ; she is very pret
ty, bating her red hair, and tiirued-up none,
and the slight bend in Iter shoulders- Time,
however, had been so unmannerly as to give
some symptoms of Imr being on the wrong side
of thirty, and the old gentleman thought, that
a poet might, perchance, t»c better lor a hus
band than iiuiu. Bo Mr. P:rciiat became
the lord ol Miss Nankin, and a handsome
fortune.”
“The base, mercenary wretch !” said the
lady. ■ f
“Nay, you do him injustice,” answered the
hov ; “it is the way ol the World. He loved
thee, and won thee by moonlight; under the
greenwood tree, after the fashion of the
olden time : but when he found ti c • false, and
thy vows broken,lie improved upon the exam
ple of the lovers of old, and sought relief in the
altar instead of the lialtar. He gave rent to
bis misery in octosyllables, and then sought
another bride. This wealth procures him ad
mission into that society, which his genius
never would, and he can now write verses in
his own parlor, instead of the fourth story of a
boarding house. Ho can rhyme about the
miseries of human life over a bottle of LaKttr
and a lobster sallad , and of his blighted
hopes and crushed affections, with Ins' wife
looking over his shoulders.”
“Well, since there is no hope of the poet,
suppose i take the lawyer.”
Unfortunately, be has since he has been at
Albany, been smitten with the charms of
.Miss Katrina Van Dunderspeigle, the daugh
ter ofa rich Dutchman.”
“Well, there is the young merchant Henry
Wallingford.”
“Aye, thetc is some hope ; but he has late
ly been close in his attentions to the bcatiful
daughter of the widow Catclihusliand.”
“Then there is no chance ; for she is the
most artful and managing creature in the
world.”
“Art and managing are dangerous terms for
lovers to hear,” said Cupid gravely, they
should he managed without knowing it. is
there no one else?”
“Sir Hector Grecnturf has gone to England,
so 1 see nothing better than to take up with
the old merchant, plain Peter Punctual.”
“I am extremely sorry,” said Cupid* with a
malicious sinile, “that you are doomed to be
disappointed here, also. The old gentleman
vt'as so affected at your rejection of him, that
lie went home,and tlrank three hotilesof Ma
deira with his dinner,which brought on anew
attack of his old complaint. His housekeeper,
to whom 1 Was under some obligation, as she
was very pretty in bet youth, attended him
with so much care and solicitude, notwith
standing she knew that she had been remem
bered in his will, that I resolved to reward
such a rare instance of disinterested benevo
lence. Just as lie recovered, and was thank
ing her for her attention,! aimed a shaft at
him with all my strength ; it took effect, —and
Miss Dolly Jones is now Mistress Dorothy
Punctual.
The face of Olivia became clouded as he
was speaking, and she began to betray evi
dent sy tnptoms of regret and alarm. In a few
moments, she rallied her spirits, and said,
with a forced smile,
“Well, there are men enough in the world,
and Ido not despair of winning one to suit
iny fancy.—You must stand my friend yet.
little love.”
The sylphs gathered around, and performet
their various offices, as before, ami jrmuedi
ately a number ot figures, of various descrip
tions passed before the fair Olivia. Cupid
aimed a dart at each in succession,but most fell
back powerless.—Some were struck, and ap
proached to woo the lady—but as their ap
pearance did not promise much, she repelled
them. There, likewise appeared to be a grad
ual falling off in these, arid among the last
who appeared, there were none of a very
respectable appcatance.
While this was taking place, another figure
had appeared in the hack ground, in whom I
recognized that venerable old gentleman,
called Time. Ho approached the fair Olivia,
and his presence seemed to counteract the
efi’ect of the little beings who were still en
deavoring to beautify the lady. He waved his
wand over her, and the rosy hue of her cheek
slowdy faded, an odious wrinkle gathered up
on her brow, and a few white hairs showed
themselves among her glossy ringlets. The
sylphs seemed surprised that their spoils lost
their power. Presently, Olivia rose, ami sur
veyed herself in the fountain, arid started
back, chagrined and terrified. The little
god of love heroically drew his bow, and
aimed an arrow at old Time, but upon beiirg
regarded with a stern and freezing look, lie
lost courage, and flew away.
The scene suddenly changed, and once
more assumed the appearance of the room in
which I was. Olivia stood before her dress
ing-table. and seemed to he making u/e ofa
new stock of articles,which I had ootokserved
before. Time still stood by her, and seemed
to take a malicious pleasure in counteracting
her efforts; still site increased her exertions
to appear beautiful, but the hand of time was
too powerful, and she at length sunk into a
chair, and burst into tears. After a short
time, she arose, washed the rouge from her
checks, gathered up her hair, and drew over
ita plain muslin cap, and making some other
alterations,appeared in the guise ofa respec
table maiden lady of 40. As she finished,
she turned round, aud for the first time, bent
her eyes upon tne. She approached me with
a severe, vinegar look, which made me trem
ble for my ears, when I suddenly awoke, and
beheld the fair Olivia, who had just returned
from Iter walk, standing before me in all her
loveliness, and looking at me in astonishment.
I started up, and making tile best apology I
I could for my intrusion, retreated, making
an oath to myself, never to intrude again with
in ‘lie aacred precinct- ofa Lttdy'n Chamber.
J. It.
JACKSO.IIAAA.
It is recorded that in one of the New -Eng- j
land towns, the Marshall offered the Presi
dent a chair. “No !” sai,l the President, “a j
soldier docs not want a seat.”
DP.. JACKSON.
The Boston Courier informs tis that the de- j
irreeol 1.. L D. has been conferred on the ;
President by the Inionistsof Harvard. The
Telegraph thinks this must he a quiz on the
part of the Courier , ami derogatory to such |
an instil ut ion as Harvard. Why so? Is not j
Mr. Jackson as distinguished for bis literary
and scientific attainments, as for bis political
knowledge and sagacity? And if not, was !
not a horse made Consul in Home—and did j
not Rabelais have the degree ol Doctor con
ferred upon his donkey. What hasbeen is.
TOU.RY HAWK I ANA.
One day last week, after our “Red Breth
ren” had risen from a dinner table to which
they had been invited, they retired to an ante
room to seek repose. Among the gentlemen
present, was one who requested an introduc
tion, for the the purpose of having n religous
conversation with the 30ns of the forest.
Young Hawk, sometimes called Tommy
Hawk, had just thrown himself on a sofa, w he n
the object cf the visiter was made known to
him through the interpretei. He smiled, and
replied, saving, “/ lathe — l lairc.” —covered
his head with a blanket, and fell asleep.
BLACK IIAWKT t N \.
Extract ofa letter from Black Hawk,
Chief of the Holy Alliance of Sacs, Foxes,
Pottowattamies, &c, to liis illustrious
squaw Dekibit llubts, or the Star of Night :
Pa-Bouchian, (New York,) Fifth Moon.
My Sweetest : I am now on my wav
home. I am glad, for I begin to be tired of
being stared nt by thp white squaws,who,
I believe, all want to marry me. 1 believe
all this admiration is owing to my having
killed a few Long Knives, and burnt up
some of the women and children in their
wigwams ; for there is nothing tliese peo
ple, especially the women, run after with
such eagerness as a murderer. Thcv
hunt him as we do a Buffalo, and see him
hung up with tho samq pleasure as we do
dried meat. They are a very curious
people, and asked me many questions
which I answered with a grunt. One of the
Black Coats {came to convert me, but 1
told him, as soon ns they could all agree
among themselves, if they would send me
word, I would take the matter into con
sideration.
You can't think what a great man 1
have become among these people, in con
sequence of having burnt some wigwams
and killed a few Long Knives. Though
they boast of their power and numbers, 1
can see plainly enough they stand in great
awe of me, for when they come into my
presence they stare like so many stuck
pigs. The great Fatherat Washington was
mighty civil, andmade me a long speech,
of which I did not believe one word; hut I
1 was even with him, fori made another,
in which there was not a syllable of truth.
I believe they think the red men are fools;
or like some of the long eared dogs, 1 see
here, who, the more you whip them, the
more they crouch and lick your hand.
This also the case with the young
pappooses ; and abject submission to
a system ol tyranny which has been called
treedom, was reconciled them to be
ing treated like slaves.— Cour. ami Enq.
The original Jack Downing complains thus
in the Courier, of the men who steal his name:
“Now I think out,there is the most rascally
sot of fellers skulking about somewhere in
this part of the country that ever I heard of,
and I wish you would blow ’em up. They are
worse than pick-pockets. I mean them are
filers that’s got to w riting letters and putting
my name to ’em, andfsending’em to the prin
ters. And I heard their was one gassy feller
last Saturday down to Newberyport that got
on to a horse and rid about town calling him
self Major Jack Dow ning, and all the soldiers
and the folks marched tip and shook hands
with him, and thought it was me. Now my
dear old friend, isn’t this too had? What
would you do, if you was in my case/ I say
again, they are worse than the pick-pockets.
Isn’t it Mr.Shakespeare tl;at“says something a
bout “he that steals my munny-pus steals trash,
hu the that steals my name ought to have Ins
head broke.” I wish you would find that
story, and print it.”
Obijuity of Britain. —With all hcrfaults
all Iter misery, all her debts, and all her'
taxation, Great Britain is certainly the
most remarkable country in the world. A
mere speck on the ocean as compared with
her own colony of New South Wales her
right hand touching the east, and hen* left
the west, at the same time, ller thousand
and one interests, some of them vast, have
eyes that never close. Her commercial |
sympathies extended to the uttermost ends -
of the earth. From the -equator to the
pole,north and south.everv event of moral j
or political magnitude affects her, whether I
for evil or for good. The crop of whales 1
in Green and, offurs in the wilds of North I
America,of codhsh in Newfoundland ; of!
spices in Java, cf ten in f 'hina, of cotton
in South Carolina, of the vintage in For u
gal and France, of sugar in the West In
dies, and the Isle of France, of lumber
works in the Canadas, of tallow and hemp
in Russia, of wheat in Portland, eoflee in
Turkey, precious stones in the Brazils,
gum in Arabia, gold in Peru, oranges in
St. Michels, and co diet tal in Malta all
atiect her,tell on the national balance sheet,
untowardly or the teiersc, and regulate
in some degree the comforts of tho mean
est shceling in the heart of the Highlands.
—ln India, according to Sir, John Cam.
Hold muse, she rules, atieasf by delegation,
over a population of eighty-nine millions
ol souls and stretches a serptro across the
ocean which touches a circle of not less
than 1,128,000 square miles.
Lord Teynham, a peer of Great Bri
tain, was recently convicted, in the Court
ol King’s Bench, together with a man
named Donkin, for a conspiracy to cheat
a young matt out of fourteen hundred
pounds, under a promise to procure him u
situation in the Treasury olliee. The no
bleman's knavery was proved by liis own
letters, in some of which lie assured his
dupe that Lord Wellington, who was then
ut the head ol the Cabinet, had promised
him the plqce. Lord Wellington was ex
amined' as a witness, and declared that the
prosecutor’s name had never been men
tioned to him by Lord Teynham, though
his Lordship had made several unsuccess
ful applications for other persons, includ
ing some of his own near relations.
New moue or i:\tiiacti.\g Teeth.—
11 your tooth is troublesome and delec
tive, till the cavity with a few grains of
the finest glazed gunpowder—then cover
it with a percussion cap. made to fit close
ly—gnash your teetli furiously together,
and it will explode, leaving not a wrepk
behind! It the operation is properly jier
formed. it. is easy and produces but trifling
inconvenience; and, what is remarkable,
it the patient sneezes at the right time, the
fragments will all fly out of the mouth.
DiN.x rn and Bvfper —Rapid exchange
of civilities ! —The New-York Gazette
states that a dinner party is made up in
Philadelphia for the 4th of July, to which
a number of gentlemen from New-York
are im ited : they leave there at six in the
morning, dine ai two, and start at three
for New-York to a supper, accompanied
by the gentleman who give the dinner in
Philadelphia.
Drum Ecclesiastic. —“Ah,sir” exclaimed
ail elder, in a tone of pathetic, recollection,
“our late minister was the man ! He was
a powerful preacher, for in the short time
he delivered the word nmang us, he
knocked three pulpits to pieces, and danced
the insides out o’ five bibles !’
I NHEALTIIIXnsS Os CI’CI'MBERS ! In
regard to this vegetable, which at the pre
sent season, forms so prominent a dish,
Mr. Abernctliy, the celebrated Surgeon,
observes—“peel it, slice it down into nie
ces, put vinegar and pepper to it, and tneu
—throw it away. ’ Th s is pretty good
advice, for entirely devoid of alimentary
qualities, the cucumber is eaten alone to
gratify the palate.
Two in xnitnn Lives lost The Ama
zon, from Hull, arrived at Qticbec on the
31st ulf., having on board sixty passengers
from the Lady of the Lake, from Belfast,
sunk at sea. Upwards of gtfO passengers
arc said to have gone down with her.
•The following bill tor work done is stated
by a rcei in tourist to have actually been de
livered for beautifying and repairing the or
naments ofa Lutheran Church at Hamburg ;
i’o mending the Ten Commandments.
To a nose and three fingers to one Os the
robbers on tho cross.
To scouring and brushing Pontius Pilate.
To gilding and brushing the wings of the
angel Gabriel.
To half a breast for Mary Magdalen.
To cleansing the sky in the East and ad
ding sundry stars.
Tocleansing and painting the High Priest’s
maid and addingcolor to her cheeks.
To putting anew feather in the cockad,
of St. Peter.
To brushing and brighten ing hell fire, am
providing tails for two devils.
To strengthening the chains of some of the
damned.
in beautifying and ornamenting some c
the elders, and straightening their backs 1
frames.
To supporting one of Die Apostles.
Earning.—The wife of Mr. C'hesie
Beard, of Rockdale township, is Ivin;
dangerously ill. Near a year since sh,
was picking her ear with a pin (a very
con 11 non practice among ft males.) hi
head of which coming oil", lodged in her eat
all attempts to extract it proved una
vailing, and it is supposed that this wil
1 sor.i he the cause ts h< r death.