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VOL. 1. PISTE!) A\D ! ISV SAKM4DIK!: J. AT THREE DOE.EARS PER ASAI’S. roj'TTJtv. FROM tiii: hoSton \ GU>.LE BACKWARD. The amber slrean tint lit the sky And Hashed upon the sen Iras foicl Ami all beneath day's sullen eye is dashed with gloom and avershadetl, Above there is no glimpse cf Vine, A misty curtuio iniios before us, . And masSy’ctouds of sable hue ' Are gathering ominously o’er us. The very wind sweeps cohlly oti ■> With slumjifh wuig ahd voice of sadness As ifit mmrrned'the radiahcejrone From summer’s opCii hr'oV'ftf.gladhess. The swayinghough, the whistling leaf, TJie wttsh of waters from the distance; Touch in the Leyyi a giibrd of grief And -slicrl a gloom-jrpund existence, ' | 1 sit mo down in .so!Tide, ' And throw my feast upon the fender, ' And gaze, in meditative mood Upon .the fire's, decaying splendor ; And restless thoughts upon me throng (jf wasting pains and fleeting pleasures, Past now, but hidden deep and fdii r In memory’s uuojreaid treasures. = Ah me! it indites tut* sad to think Upon the Swift revolving season, And scfitiment rims into ink. In spite of maiihoodaml of reisbri. I fear that I am gtowihg old—' - - The hopes are gone that once I cherished ; The feverishjoys,‘he griefs untold, - Os youth, have passed away.and perished. Theseal of years is on my brow, .My liahits—they are snug and steady.; I have no. relish for a r.ow, And fora seldom.ready. I muse on tariffs and on stocks— Head Smith, instead of making verses, '1 liiiik only of miiroiron box, ' A And. v.uly drevtit ofjjcavy purses. * Time has heelewheii I slid not (Jeehi \ meed an omptyTmldde'; I When love was nut a foolish dreaut, j Nor lite a eogrse of toil ayd trouble. i Alas! how changed inn l sinOe then ; j Mow very wise and worldly Ju'/.-rUyl; j Too true —f iieh l inay ftel ao;,in, ■ [ As 1 have felt In days departed. ■ " ! A * t'EAE OF!’ - f.. •• . v *( l * good iios'i;, ; A LIKiUND OK Tin: SI.'A. ! We wi re bound otf a voyage down tire! coast of Africa, and round tire (Awre of (1«q»I ■ Hope. We had (licked a crow; nl^ —with ono excepticn-r-ithlc- bodied, -resolute men,, lorii inured lb the sen. 'i'he one expepted ■„ was i lorry Point rs, it fail , delicate lud, of a litiut twenty, who, front the weakness of hire consliliiiioti, was far litter to enjoy the endear- * inciUs of jioinc, than to combat with (lie ivifid . aad waves. Why bo was ever ‘shipped, 1 cannot toll ; but of one thing I am ■certain, it j was not from an y inclination on his part for | ttier ocean. lie had noncof that elasticity <>t sottf—that jrtyons buoyancy so natural to the young. A deep muluu'holy seemed to have, settled upon his spirits. Mi's .'Cheek was' pale—very pale. Ilis eyes iia-1 lost their; wont <l, lire, and gave an expression-til holfit nal sadness to his features, though ' in times I m unusual rxciiemout, they would bng'ftAti : tin with a lightning flash, that told ofhimfen feelings and umlevcloped energies, lie ?o ;U ‘ lieeanic a genera! favorite.' I! is "gentle in oilensivu manners so won upon tire hearts of all tbccrcw, that Dirk (barforti was the only soul on board, who would not hitvo. periled his life* todo him a service. Dirk wits one of tluise'disagrf eald<; charae-; ters, too often found i:f 'society ; w ltd, pos sessed of great bodily Stfciigih, consider tlKUl selvcs entitled to domiiuJer ovPr those witli. wimin they come itt contact, if they are not 1 blessed with such powerful frnm s as will ere able them to resist the usurpation. Me-was. of a most quarrelsome .'disposition, ever rea dy to insult, and erjifttHy ready to pursue, witli tinliritig- vengeance," all w'iio attempted : to retaliate. _ From some link uown cause, lie had taken a dislike to Harry. I suppose from 'tho-in fluence the latter possessed -aver iiis chin-' rades ; an iollue'hce which he, with ail Ins ; bullying, trail never been able to obtain. However that might be, ho", to’rfk evt op portunity to (piarrCl with Inirf. ft-Was borne for some litnc with patience, but at last the crew took the Jatlss» part and swore if Dirt continued tris present course of conduct, they would flog him. He defied them,.and struck the lad. True to their determination, they, ta.stcucel iiiin to the windlass, amt gave Him a round dozen each, with a rope’s end. II;s dislike was now deepened into Hatred. For a longtime We" had.. header iods and a stormy sea. This uhs nothing to ua ohes'.a dogs; but Harry felt ft severely. Poor fel low ! I could not help pitying' him, as I gazed upon ins pale cheeks, and saw him handle the rough tarry rdjtes with bauds al most as white iiml dedicate as a girl’s. !t was evident ho had seen. •HCfter 'flays,"and ' that he felt tho change, though he never ut tered a complaint, fjor shrunk from liis dit ties wliilo iiO was al.'le to pi rlorm tliem. There was a lavatory about’ iiim Which we were never able to penetrate, tor Ids career was short. In less than two months after h aving port, he was taken sick, and died. The circumstances ac-eofripanying this' c-j unit, were! ol a nature calculated to excite much interest, and there was a murmuring a niong the crew, and hints of.foul play, These ■ soda increased to broad insmimtkms, directed j against Dir’c ; but th-y ■ illrer ft 11 upon and. tui cars, or, when they Were too plain to bonds'-j understood, weroTcceived with an iiidiguti tion<bAt»appeared utkjly incotapalflflc with guilt. The surgeon declared that Harry died of a disease peculiar to the Afncifii coast; and the oaptain appeared .'satisfied that it ui* o. Suspicion was therefore, if not destroyed, at Icaet lyllyd to sleep'; ••‘ltdthe tmdW of tire uufortunatc youtli was consigned to Jbeoecati dtgillis. Months passed away, and we were on our return, when we were Ireealpicd oil the ( ape of Good Hope. If whs a beautiful night. Tin moon was at lli*' full, and looked down upon the calm wale rs wirh her‘own sweet smile, while the distant land seemed like a heavy ‘ loud shitting tire horizon. The IjrhoanJ watch hid turned out. mij I hail r< licxd tin man at the helm. Ptffc wat- paring the deck ! wijjia listless stej), and a lowering 4.rouv. A * change-ha.l latterlx cotnq'• « V er siim. His! -.ats.cr.n.s, oyer-bearing urtnner in the fore t * r a< l'K'' ,cri a sullen morose ness, j-lle sebfom spoke, arid when obliged to an jsiyer a question, it was. Only- with a surly , monosyllabic.. There was b u ! ; . | ove bee tween ps, jild corj»iqpeu*ly ,>:.r iut-'ceonrso w.;s irlwaysas slight as cur situation would permit. At present, not. a word was' ex changed between us. li'Jreuglits of my liomo, whefe, wutlj fearless heart and bounding step," I haif cl imbed the steeps-, anifgiizetl, for tire first time, npoij-.tlic. broqtl expanse.tiil ocean, wishing witli .boyish ardor to tempt its dangers, arose bi-Tore me, ■awakenin'* a | th 7 JS ' wJ soft nod tender.feelings. Dark too i 'vas engaged iii thought-—apparently in,deep and bitter thought— (Sr. c-icr and anon liis brows cpirtractßil. with a and.twtcc he I stojiped jn liis walk with a sudden' start. ’’ j More than nil hour had passed in ibis un- i broken silence, when Dirk sp-mug suddenly to the side of tire vessel. I tlioughr I'heard the sound as it were, of a ro,re falling In ;k‘ E ; water. ‘ , “Jlilloa., t ness mate!” 1 shouted, '‘what’s to ho syert!.’ -Hoolid-not reply, but contqmed lofseyeral tiyhutes ripop the-water lic low. Ut- turnod at last and rushed towards uie, with afi expression of-wi.ld terror in his reontitcnal'ca that actually marie nre shudder. “ i’nerel th.-re! I see liiiftl” iui muttered lioarscly; my aim, “hear liow he calls me!” * “'ft ho the tievi] calls'you!’-’ oxel^lrued I, shaking -ofi'iiis linml, for l loathed bis-tdqcli.' “There! there! don’t you hear himJ. iJave rrre! SaVchru l- lie ccic'dj'clr.nging to me.iu des jterHtiou.A “Q‘i (iodl'iiiuv he'dares upturmel see litivy. |fafb‘ lie is—ajui -Tils, eyes—ltotv fiercely—how .wildly tTiey Ite’haS come, die has come at "litci”’ . - • . . . “ v * i*' ' v. ho. ' exi-latmadf.' “Don’t you 'remember- the voice' 7 ” lie. am- SWC-.li'd,‘‘hiAbe! ’t'isllel'hisr!” .1 iislemd, but no sotiml broke tfif stifLiess,. cxerrpt tire light flapping of tfug irpper-sailsAis. they caught inbreat-ii of air—a mi (ire. aolt-j-ip. .p’jcvgiTfet wareftqtarting a’i the I .>.t s. vj ufllt, 1-brl-.; tin: t make a ft ol < f you?. Self, -lie you.see nobody.* ’’Fla vour! imagmation afdn'etlref Iroublrs vou,’ ! said f,' move kiiidly "fM.an Jfiefotv. It is a terrible' thing so see a bold (nan in ,in agony of fear. 'Thiuigb l could at iißotiier.tijnc liase filing thii 'villain into llie si-a, I cotilij noi regard bis 'present iigif?titwyiim( terror without ;r fe.clitrg- Of|o*y, •; *’ . “M both do you fear,Dirk,”said If “arc we mrt aliTtud” * ■ ‘ Notnol. w’otdd-fo tliat we were. Alt! to -kl-there in the main chains—bow aw ful he looks—do you i.ot know hint —him whom I (ioifOiie<n Do you not know' Jla'rry Sobii r.«?”‘ , ’ ’ \ ‘A illatntmurtlcrcrFf I t selainwld,- casliMf him from tire, rrs iFire were, a yperjefor the tael, llloiigli I had long sptpeetqd it, coming tfs it didjOvcrep-uie c.veiy fflidirjg.' Inn tfjat ol j hwror. lie rfu ltd'tv'tbe' siilg of tire i n:.:l r titk ii.'.iuly down fjioii lira dock. So Jong Ik: rpnaitfr nmUonl. ss tlmt I heAapu. . -ilantied. I shouted for assfirtaftetf, for. 1 , could ■■ t '• I: c uni . 'J'l.c <• ten 1 wop<k'i‘eil«f’tbc featisi' olVhis lit, but 1 'did.not tell tlifrm,. because Fdid not w ish so /uWci him to tlnur violii’tcci I ifltcijded. so fake tf.c earliest opportunity Jo iqfortfi .tlif eapftijji. of wind hail pass.-il, that lie imgtgt‘adopt IU4O. : r - -in lira i ill.tin. AJ y tl< . however, were frustrttfed. A c!!a:..■ q . 'c. tis red in the wcafhfr. Ihforo.' mor+iipg i( | blew-a perff'Ct luifrjcati'e. .Dilje, who'hni! re-1 C-Jvcreil, ca'inViti eriytr.et with 3PJ'e(;d j 'litut's durJqgJfliff,morning, but iip allusfoa tvaS; imde "to tlitl sefne of the pceeedifijj'iHaht. A- Ireut noon theic.was u cry,ofa'l cries perhaps the mo. i thtilbng, of "a u,;m ov. t! .mi !:" 1 ftttvi ..g ; -'ll ' ■ 1 I, m • coop’s \v< ft tbrowp A a' !- m, Jut be made ijo in,'ri Jo,roa-'.' 1 jl|jjm). A oriylhat sojjtltled to *nie like-n'scroafu ttf despair, dot flmninidcS with curses’ came to cm: i .'.rs. An av, fid si lci.ee ensued." Then v.e Jleard .Only tie .shritlving of the gale tlnx>ugh tire tniked shrotuls ; tho In avy, ru-liiug foiltnf of tfuf s!iip, jjitd thnirdcrjtjg Uiroiigh.the Ire milling biJhi'-ys. Thvtt’was all we ever Heardol’Ditk; and tny return, 1 have become acju inited n ilh the family of Han*y yoim.is,!-lijuo'never (kited taaifciitroV o thr iii file true of bisiFatli, - t mt'vsc. - Tlicjc arcymomputs'. tyheii Wc art unfit foV strict ,'ip|dicnt!oi>—wl-K ti tic are unfit'for ra-‘ titmal diseiTtjf.ci Mcdiiatiaif, tit sticli tiines, is apt to bireomc frivolous,-or the mmd*rp«y 1i». iuet.t, |Tp)ductive of tn uirer good nor bad.' Against such slnggikhn.tss, music afl’ofds an aidiJou —it po-.-'-.-i s mi absolute ijv.-rit.—* , llcguiated by stale ami'jmlgmciityit isC'aph ■ bits of ]irotli!ciu'g"i ll: 0 1 1 o 11 A neatly appto't.ehidg [.to the sublimity of moral and heroic fictions, [•ft is capiiWo of softening the heart fo-piiy,<6r ( f i h wit in,g it with dignity : it can command : the. tears of eyjjipaUiy and the smiles of »lc -1 Irglit : it can sobfho tire ni’md that is frieken | witji. sorrow,-and’c.xflilarute the heart that ; beats with gladness.. It emt r< rail To tnenitv ! ,-v <,t i,is U.at bavt: passed ram: iifrei : and it. count els its; ;i with tb. ' ll!< “f dui | cxisfenec,wkicliut- remember with prettsttre, or uisit t.* rfeoH*.,vt' « ith a solujitti remmis ! ecuc-•. A f..vepiq tune of- a departed friernl (,;■ r l.iticu—an :nr that i.* !>Cst in r . bap-', |n tin; company of tecs-' w-> lot*', and i who are abse.iK j can never he fcetfrd v. ilboV.t : escithig those aft' climis which pn-wty tin theart. And of music,.too, may be averrwl, 1 what call' be said of few itutnan pleasure*, [flint while it delights, it never Mtialrs: we rise from the', indulgence with composed | thoughts—with a placied mien—ami with a 'susceptibility of benevolent arid amiable fee -1 lings. Somites. —When Socrates was asked why lie had built for himself so sin tU a home,hi repiii.i), “small as it is, I wish I could fill it ; vt itli iiulo<‘*l t ore »tll i|wti n I wish man would fora | s-rov and it not ed-jq mv, ahi I facet are hut n “ " ® “cvci' despair of assy thing—Truth bs-iug our guide, we sail under her auspices." giiHcry.of and talk but a finking cyqflm!, tv Verb" there rs no lote.” Till; F*OST SHIP; OK THE UNEXPECTED WITNESS. A MERCANTILE. STOUY. Tahens. care'of the main chance, I have elsewhere attempted to define the keopiug one hand on your own pocket, and the oilier In your-noighbor’s—a definition which, what .ever it uny want of -truth in its general ap plication, was in exact accordance with tho practice and opinions of Gideon Owen. He was ofie es tho.se' who, very early in- life, dis covered the inconveniences attendant iqion bearinga good character—a quality, he would observe, is in ■such universal rcijucst, that the posseisQr is liable to be robbed of it at every tftrn. Nav, it, was even at) encumbrance Jo a man of hjs peculiar genius, which, when re lieved from the restraint, devcfi<|re<Utself fii a manner w hich promised to secure him a distinguished piaee in that chreiider. which is ' mrire remarkable for heroes, than saints. .He | was one of tljfl.'hrnorable fraternity of British | merchants, though, like a trdc genius, he ul ; together rejected those commonplace notions i b.V which-that respectable body have the uni versal reputation of being governed. The j halter .jnd the gibbet were Jhe line ami rule S by which Gideon was regulate and in his deal ! ing; and it is adriiijted that he .was exact, to i-t nicety, in liis measures. Th.e accounts of I a mail who trusted to no one, and whom none j ever thought of trusting, must uecessarily ; have byeri in a nutshell; and it was Owen’s ! boast that liis pocket was iiis Counting-house, j and his journal and ledger a two penny ine | moraii'dihn.-bfc-ok. For a di s-nption' of his person—behold j'hiip plodding ilis way tliroiigh the street, re- Igartfless of every 'external object, but in elujckijng self giat-ul.itTon on Inn ing complet ed Some adVantngcou's’and overreaching bap g-tijiol * serve, the pleasured, but unplrasing ssion, so purely animal, of bis co-intcn i-fnee; reruark. too,' his i,;h baud clenched up i oil liis bosom, a sinister attempt to keep down lire uphraidi'nga-'oY coriaciuncr-, trr, pernaps, to guard -Jiia heart ft;oin the possibility of Its being assailed by any of fliose sympathies by! which ordinaryand grovelling minds are some times turned from.tlit;ir purposos. His vtgf ian.ee Jv-as at ouce uselpsa-and misplaced—use. ; less, befauso liis lieart was as hard ns a brick bat, and misplaced, because with him the scat of feeling,was.tlre neck. ; Ope of his lalcst commercial transactions was of so remarkahje,a character, that I shall venture to put it oil record. Gideon was, on a Sadden-, seized witli a passion for spccula -tion .to theT'last Indies, and accordingly pur chttstid a vessel, lofujed her to the very hatch es, and, like n prudent man, insured the ship and cargo.to a corfsjdpraldc amount, it is true,,there were some trifling discrepancies between the invoices pud the shipments, but | such thing? will occur ill the hurry of busi hiess, and underwriters are riot particular so long as.the ship stands A. and they get their preinitune. Two months afterwards, news'arrived' tliat •• tiie vessel hud foundered, so tire great di'stnav [ oftqdeon,’ who alleged Unit lie ll«d insured j too iitlji', and of lire Jinderwritigs, who found that tlify had *!i§surcd too much. Some of ! thSmlnul takcii heavy lives upon the risk, anil [. oifo‘nian iu'jraryaular, Jtad ventured to an a i mount, live exaction pflAvliiidi vumid have left i him and "Iris-family without a sliilling jn the world, aniLGidcpn, unluckily, was not slow in -advancing.liis oluitn. A incetingwas appoir,- ted Dptwc in < )wc ti and tire underwriters, irt a coflire-liotisr, for the. "purpose ot’ dismissing certain matters connected with the 10»5,.w-heti , ! njlwl.octufictiis wereprodfrimd, andfotlnd tolre ! tmcli.'iUcrigtilde." One of the parties-, howev ; cr, venfitred to express.a doulit as to the.-(otal! 1 loss of Jhp vessel. - \:' "“.Najr,” exclahift'dst voice frettr an adjtiin -1 ing bdV.s“ if it b.""t!)c.lc;s of Uic Hopewell,- I c.iu wuoli For Hull.” i And pray,” inJjliifcid.-ortc of .the parties j intbrestdil, rtgaiaiirrg* tho vohnitcer Witness willi ua eompjaeeitt look, “ what makes, vqti ; s'o-knowing aliQill the loeg of.the ship !” “ Tjie 'si.inple fact of my having liad tire pieasiircoj'.b'ojng-in her company at tlie.tmi?',” ! rejoiiiij(ij t|ip.tust speaker, a jUshisnably rtres srd vVbutig tnari, with a very liawdsomc but sunb’urjit countenance, risiiigi and leaning darelessly against tin: partition of (he b»xcs, so-as to corifrimt tla p.trly, one of whom, tire iydiyjjuarV.ho had at first addTcJscJ him, took nptjn hunk’ll'the ijiicoof.."pokestnan, arid con tinned his interrogatories by saying, “ \\ by, youwure surety not one of the crew 1” “\N’o,”'answered tire young gentleman, bowing uiaCknowtedgirtent oftliccoinj)li;uont. ifliplicd, “1 was only a passenger, arid so, d-hen the l;lope.wirJl 'sfmek, the captain' and ereyv took to the forig-bpat, and, p rodoxicallv r notigh, alleging that J did not belong to the ship, left me iirimdisputcd cofnmand of her.’? “And you wtrepfeked otT from tlic wreck’ afterwards, IjircsuiriW?’ said Jtieqtielist. “ Within an ace of it, by a shot front a DutcJjjpan-cif-.war, Jirefl for no earthly reason that ! t-ould guess, except that I did not an swer their first sigmil.” “ Vott should have waved ymrr. liandkt-r --eiiir “’j -houli'Ciiaffi-becn waved tnyseif, then,” wxistlip icjdy, “peeing that it, was fire oniyJtio i that*bound' me so life arid Hre main-top-innsl, j from wbicli’it was not exactly convenient lor me just al that time to part company.” i “ And pray, sir,” continued the inquisitor, ( “ irow mnuv hours did you continue.ifi that f perilous situation /” * _ | “ I’pon my honor, sir, 1 am unable to nil- saver your Question with auv degree of prcct - ~ion,ns I committed my watch to tire trustee ship of tire deep; for the precious metals, ■however they may cootrihtnr* to keep a man’s hfcad above water on the Royal Kxeliangc, have a marvellously aiiti-buoyant teiitfeney in the Atlantic. Besides, to let you intoaseerct, 1 had at that particular juncture, a strung iin pression that Tune and 1 had very neatly done with each oilier.” | “ And may I inquire, then, by what naira* . clc you escaped f" “ Bv on hiirade it all. vir, but by simply 11 w aning until tire tide turned, win ti the vc»m?| jwas fr»lt high and dry upon the sand; and 1 took the »|qx*uuni<y of steppingon shore.” “Upon my word.’’ exclaimed another of the party, “you were in high luck to have been abla to hold out so long.” “ Luck, you call it!” replied the person ad dressed ; “ well, w© will not cavil about terms ; I have been accustomed to call it bv another name, thoJigh.” “ But, sir,” interrupted the first interroga tor, « did the crew make no effort to save the cargo! “ Oh, yes! their exertions were wonderful, and theif success complete, in saving them selves, which they seemed to consider the most valuable part ol it; and, as far as my observations went, they were about right, for always excepting mvself, there appeared to be little else in the ship worth curing for.” “The goods, then,must have been wretch edly packed.” “Quite the contrary, I assure you; had they been crown jewels, they could not have been more beautifully cased : 1 had the curi osity to examine a few of them while the tide was subsiding.” - ' “ what, may I ask, were the con tents?” “ W hy, the boxes, for the most port, con tained ntiueralogical specimens—chiefly of silex or flint, which appeared an appropriate article ot exportation to a country whither we had already sent so much steel.” “ And the hales—what did they contain ?”-j “Oh I —rags, principally rags, which 1 thought also a very proper articles of export from a country in which there appears a su perfluity of the commodity.” i “ And do you imagine the rest of the cargo f wte of the like materials?” “ Can’t say as to the materials, but, I ap prebend, of pretty much the same value ; for l remarked that some of the inhabitants of the coast, who ran down to the wreck al low wa ter, to see it they could be useful, returned empty-handed.” “ And, pray, sir,” continued the querist, “ is it your opinion that the lass of the vessel, was oceasioncd'by the /•.•>].»». •»’«. tout mtuggo iiiont and ignorance of the coast ?” “ Oh, no! I never saw any thing better ma naged in my life ; and nothing but a most in timate acquaintance with the seas could have enabled him to run her upon the only rock which was to be found within ten leagues of the spot.” “ And do you think the captain and his crew got safely to land ?” “ I have no reason to doubt it, for they ! chose a line day and a fair-wind lor the ex cursion. Besides, 1 saw the captain, six months after, at N.ew-York, in high feather, living away, at prince, at one of the principal hotels in the city.” “Indeed! that is somewhat extraordiirary for a shipwrecked mariner: whence think you he derived the means?” “ I cannot for the life of me imagine; un less, by-the-way, it was from a huge (lockct book which I observed him stow away care fully in liis bosom, about ten minutes before Ire made the notable experiment on the ship’s bottom.” ■ “Tie must have been somewhat »I>a«!ied ut seeing you ?” “Not a whit! He shook me cordially by thc-hand, alluded (airily to the mauspicius cir cumstances in which lie had left me, apologi zed for. the oversight, and concluded by ask ing lire to dinner. 7 ’ “And you immediately discovered him to tho police ?” “ Not I! forasmuch as brother Jonathan is ioo jealous a dry nurse of his adopted chil ■drenj to admit of any interference in their : education, so I sat down to a juirtic iptarrce, ! consisting of the captain, Ifi? chief mate, an under secretary, and myself, and we laughed | immeasurably over tile claret and the story df - tny escape;” I “ T. ; |to.-i my -Word, voting gejit’eman,” ex -1 •■iutgu'd the oilier,- grav-cI.V, “ that is uha( we j dibit Id ctil, in England, Comproinisinga Jelo j nix” ; ' j “ Very like it, I Confess ; but it was bettci ! than compromising my safely , grid 1 knew my nautical friend too well, not to' feral issured, i that if he bad had the Least suspicion of my attention to the cargo lie left in tny charge, lie j ivpnltl scarcely have allowed me to quit A | me/jea without some testimonial of liis grati j tude.” | During this dialogue, Gideon, who found lire young-gentleman so well liifpriYicd oh the ; subject under discussion as to render any ex | (ilauatkm frojii himself siqiei'fluoti?, took an opportunity of ivith-dr.iVing, leaving the mat ter entirely in the bands of the underwriters* The latter worthies held a cnnfTtiltation, con -1 timted by threg several adjournments, which . muled op the, fourth d-iv, in their obtaining a ; Warrant for.Gidcon’s apprehension. He, Imw evpr, havitig only'his otvn safety to commit, had availed liimstlf of certain paper wings, 'which be fcellii in his pocket-book, aitdhad si'iilt and frout Orave-send, w itji a fair wind, on ; bis passage to join the captain, just three days ! efore tire arrival of the oilicbr in pursuit. , He was overtaken, however, not l»jr a slier , ill’s ofliber, but by a storm, by which ho was | shipwrecked In good earnest, and found liis, v.av to New-Vork, in so wretched and dila j pidated a-condition, that his old friend could nyt Ire (ircvjiili (1 on to believe lie was lire same person, anil positively refused him assis tance, alleging, that it was a principle with ; htm never to encourage impostors. [Klurl, icood. TiintsFoiAwn mason. The idea of ■superiority felt by a man in a big steamboat over another in a little steam- ; bo.lt. 'The contempt a man who is going the whole route in a stage- Tcvls for one who gets in to ride only « few miles. The dislike a person experience against a stranger who wears liis hat rather to please himself than any body else. The pride of a gentleman in the boxes at the theatre over one in the pit. The credit You award to a shopkeeper [ when he assure* you on bis“ honor,” such an i article cost him so much. I The be lief of any thing bccau*» it has bn u I m »b© nt wspap*rf. ?IILLEDGKVILLr, GEORGIA, Al'OrSf TANARUS, iS33. WASHINGTON. The annexed graphic description of the “ Temple of Fame," and its illustrious in. mates, is from the very elloqnent address de livered by the Hon. G. M. Dallas, before the Societies of Princeton College. “ J lie liveliest attachment to your country, niay be farther and ration-ally justified by recol lections of a kind less abstract than those thus briefly referred to. Visit for a moment gentle men, the temple of fame: Let fincy guide you, with trutli and history us your companions, up its elevated steps, and into the resounding ball! w here are congregated the sculptured images of all lire wise, the good, and the great. As you enter the vast rotunda, see, whence is he w hose majestic statue fills the proudest, loftiest niche ? whence is he, toward whom ancient sages, heroes and statesmen, staring from the crow ded walls, iseem to look and loan as acknovvlejging his su premacy? w hence is he whom Leonidas, Thra il jr bull us, Aristides and Kpaminondas grouped congenial!)’ together are gazing at with deference and admiration p before the ©aim dignity of whose front the blood shot eye of Macedonian Alexan der sinks rebuked, and even tire accomplished Caesur throws his laurel crow ns away, sighing with the fatal memory of the Kubicon ? Whenre is be tow ards whom Socrates points the attention of his pupil Alcibi.ides, as an illustration of the virtue lie had fruitlessly inculeou-d ? for whole as a kindred, n superior dpirit, Camillos, Ciucio natus and -Cato, sceuis to glow with welcome, and in presence of whose sublime, simplicity! the Trajuis, and the Antoninus' are hiding the vain ornaments which encircle their brows ? Let us draw nearer to this pre-eminent object. As | wo approach, its recess Enlarges, and clustering round the pedestal of the chief figure, are many who seem principally to delight in, and to boast of their association with him. It’henee und tv ho in he? The world can answer. In the smooth adamant on which lie stands, nonno has thought it necessary to chisel his name. He is the one without parallel beyond all Grecian and all Roman fame : —never to be forgotten, never to be mistaken.” A C'II IPTER ON BACHELORS. WKITTEN BV ONB. Many arc the roads that lpad to the satire end. It is inconceivable,the variety of cau ses which serve '-tjuftlly null to proriuco that strangest of all phenomena—an old bachelor. I ret me recall lire histories of some of tny con temporaries. K—was the son of a respectable shopkeep er in .When a boy lie was alike remark able for something odd and awkward in his gait, and for a gentle hut imperturbable dis position. lie was the favorite of all the old folks, for lie was always obliging, even to hlntidering. K was sent, not very ear ly in life, to a rich relation in London, who promised to “make a man of him.” By his protector lie was kept several years in the south of France, !*> learn thoroughly the mys teries of (he branch of mercantile business in which lie was afterwards lo he engaged. 11c has since resided constantly in Iremdon. He has become native to the element. No one w tip sees him could fancy that lie once ©poke broad Scotch,or saw the w aters of the Garonne sparkle in the nuu. Hu speaks pare,(bough not offensive, cockney J is neat and precise in his dress and manners, knows no more ol the country than if lie had never been out of hca.ring of Bow-bell. During Ins annua! sail round the coast of Kent, or liis rare visits tit liis relations north of the Tweed, lie is inces sant and childish in his inquiries. "I’liere isj something so infantile i.i liis tone of conver sation, no one could suspect him of being— what lie really is—one of the most acute and correct nrerCliants upon ’change. He is courteous and gentle to all, but cares lor no body; and in return, pvery liody likes him,but nobody loves him. Ido not believe that Jip ever felt more lor a woman than be does for the whole human race—a general compla cency. lip Ins pO motive to niarrv (.besides, it wo(Hd put him out of his way. K was horn a bachelor. Y— was a bejngofa .very different char acter. He was of low stature, but firmly and epniphcily built ; had been a soldier in liis votuh : -and mixed with the best society. Ilis character was decided and energetic; without being in the least degree harsl>-or obtrusive. He had railed himself (in fortune-v-for be was of good family) more hy boving “assuoiad desert,” ami never having allowed advance ment lo pass, by him for any‘slack ness in lav ing claim to it, than hv tilts possession of pos itive high talent. He'was this reverse of K re for lie did not live a moment, from the time that he had passed the age of boy lmody wkhobt being in love. Jdo not mean that he was distinctly in love al all times with a definite individual. With him it was a sort of latent love, (akin to the Intent calo ric of cl»- mi.'!s,) lurking in his constitution, and ready to be drawn out by- Hie first pair of sparkling eyes lie encountered. Tlic con [sequence was, that although almost every woman would attract, none could retain him. During absence, IlVr image faded away, or wire displaced by a newcomer.' He came in to disrepute as an ino.oiiilant—a fl rt. They did linn wrong- His discourse to ladies was unconsciously and necessarily passionate—it wa* amiuavoidabh overflow ing of his soul w hich sought arr object, and was indifferent to the individual- lie had read novels in Ills vOutli,' (w ho has not?) and believed, when lie first became aware of this tendency of his nature, that lie wasin love deeply, desperate ly,mid fur eves. Ho believed each in suc cession to Ire an attachment, taxed himself w ith being fickle, grew sullen, uncomfortable, atjd dissatisfied with himself. But longer experience opened his eyes. He saw his fate, and continued to flirt away w ith a light heart, and passionate sighs, till the on : of life; at least till liis made him no longer listened , ito ; although even then he could not gel rid ot' tlic habit. They called him a jilt and heartless. It was false. Never did there ex ist a more generous and constant iriend—and I have approved it- But iiis nature wa-alike incapable of refraining from love,or fixing au attachment. These two were happy : hut poor G s was a melancholy fate. ,J 'To a tolerable figure, lie united the most during and lofty genius. He was not of low brrt'ii, but his parents had died while Im was yet an infant, leaving him de pendent He wes used, oil the whole, not 1 unkindly, but was frequently reminded ol hi* situation. He had no companions ot his envn --- ■*- C.--BV.-© —-—^—-,-r— ——■ age, and the respeet.ii! distance lie was taught to keep, engenrit-sori shyness am! restraint. Th« excellent education bestowed upon him f w hile it strengthened all uis powers, and pu rified all liis feelings, left him awkward and helpless in society, lie was in duo time thrown upon the world to support himself by liis own exertions. At this period lie was brought frequently into the society of a lady of birth, beauty, fortune, ami accomplish ments lie loved her. He lay under pecu liar obligations so Iter family J and even had his shyness allowed him, he would have deem ed it sacrilege to seek her love. He follow ed tier us a shadow, nursing a passion which he felt must consume him. .She knew it not, audio time wedded with another. Fora sca j son lie tins bowed flown, helpless and uncon- I semus. But liis was not a spirit to yield to ! misfortune. He -roused himself from his des pondency. Ho tried to resume bis studies, in vain; there was the Thought of lost happi ness haunting him frouveviAy page —interpos- ing, like a dark cloud, between liis eye and the pajH.-r. He sought refuge in dissipation. You would have thought him the most reck less nn<4 callous of. the lost revellers with whom he herded. But this was empty boast ing—within he was unchanged and misera ble. He grappled w ith public business, and there lie at last struggled into repose. 1 knew him in the decline of Tife. Ho was looked up to 33 one of tire most able and honest of our statesmen —hut a? a man of iron. The duties of office hud brought me into a long and close connexion with him before I discovered his secret. A Sneer at his beartiessness in the course of an angry discussion, caused him to burst out into a passionate and .abrupt narra tive of bisfatc, He writhed aseach recollec tion of his former life flashed w ith an electric jar across liis tniiid, amt remained at fast liko one who lias been struck senseless with light ning. He has gone to liis grave lull of years and honors—the universal Voice of a country lias declared him her proudest boast. But lie died with the consciousness that he had lived in vain. For myself—but though 1 prattle of the se crets of others, 1 can keep my own. — Edin burg Ijilcrary Journal. Dr. Trunk I ill. Tire follmvinf* passage* are from the Letters Or. Franklin, recently published hy Mr. Sparks. “ I am much disposed to liko tlic world ai l find it, and to doubt my own judgement as to what would mend it. 1 see so much wis dom, as to what 1 understand of its creation and government, that l suspect equal wisdom may lie in what 1 do not understand.” “If the Miss whom you mention docs not bring you a fortune, she will malic one. In dnstry. frugality, and prudent ©©tummy in .* wife, are, to a man of business, a fortune — a fortune sufficient for one of [easonable cx[>oc-> tations.” “ I made Dr. S. my enemy, hy doing him too much kindness. Tis tho imnrstrat way of acquiring an enemy. And since it iscouveu ierit to have at least one enemy, who, by his readiness to revile one on all occasions, may make one careful of one’s conduct, t sliaif Kl an enemy for that purpose.” in theologians or religious people ibout religion, and each parety abuses 1 the other, the prolanc and infidel believe both sides, and enjoy tho fray ; the reputation of rc'igion in general suitors, and its enemies are ready to pay, not what was said in the pri mitive times, Behold how the Christians lore oncanother ‘—hut, Mark how these Christians hate one another /” •' i would advise you to read w ith a pen in your hand, and enter in a little book short hints of what you find that is curious, or that may he useful; for this will be tho method of imprinting such ) articulsrs on your memory, where they wilt-be ready, either for practice on some future occasion, if they are matters of utility ; or at least to adorn and improve your conversation, if they arc rather points of curiosity. And as mahy of the terms of sci ericc arc such, as vou cannot have met with jn your common reading, and may therefore ltd unacquainted witli, 1 think it would be well for you to have a goou dictionary at hand, to consult immediately whcir yOu meet with a word you do not comprehend the precise meaning of. Tliisjnay at first seem tiouhle some and interrupting; but it is a trouble that will daily diminish, as you will daffy find less and less Sccasmri for your dictionary as you become more acquainted with the terms; and in tlic meantime you will read w itli more satis faction, because with more understanding.” Habit* of Tipplins- A gentleman at a sleighing parly, fourth of July, or other merry-making occasion, may once in liis life’get drunk, and nobody think muck lire worse of him for that single fault. Noah, of old, got drunk—ay beastly drunk— on w ine too. lie had not even the excuse of drinking in gootj company, so say nothing of sleigh-rides, celebration of independence, and such like occasions for taking on extra horn. The builder of the ark* did wonders, .-o long as he confined himself to water; but he, w ho passed tliroagti all the horrors of the flood unhurt, full at last before an extra cup of witc. Because one great man gets druk, howev. er, it is no excuse for another; and 1 have merely mentioned Noah, as a noted instance how a man may, on a curtain occasion, be overtaken in liquor, w ithout being an hablttf* al tippler. 1 wish 1 could say the samv of Doc tor Duckw orth ; but as .an'impartial biogia plicr, l am Obliged lo own, that an over fond ness for strong drink hail been for some tune growing upon him. He was seldom down right drunk ; but was use the vati. ious expressions of liis aequaintuec— a liitlo boozy; throe sheets in the wind ; confounded blue ;—pretty tolerable how come you so; a little- over lire bay ; pretty well lo live ; most infernally sawed; most confoundedly cut; a little disguised with liquor;—.pretty well corn ed ; half sens over ; muddy ; half way over the dam; as drunk as a lord; terribly groggy; shot in the neck ; a little sizzed ; hot as tie hanged ;— eonloundodly Irent ; pretty well done up ; all-firedly sprung ; devilishly Ijmu ed ; and s>- on, and to forth. NO. 30.