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Edited by THOMAS 11.11 'XES. VOLUME VII.—NUMBER I. THE STANDARD OF UNION, Bl* P. 1,. KOBIXSON, publisher fvy authority) of the laws of the united states. (LJ* TERMS.—Three Dollars per annum. No subscription taken A>r less tiiMii a ycai, anti no paper discontinued, but at the. option ol the publisher, until mH arrearages arc paid. CHANGE OF DIKED I'lO.N. We desire such of our subscribers as mtn at n:iy nuc n ish the direction o* their papers changed from one Post Othre to another, to i it'onu us, in all vases, of the place to which they had been previously sent; as the mere order to forwaid them to a dillerent olhcv, places it almost out of our power to ompiv, because we have no means of ascertaining the othre from which they are <>r der*’-! to be changed, but by a search through our whole subscription book* containing several thousand names. ADV ERTiSEMENTS inserted at the usual rates. Sab s of LAND, by Administrators, Executors, or Guaidiiuis, tAe required by law t<> j )e held on the first Tiles lay in the mouth, between the hours <4 leu i> t forenoon and thiee in the afternoon, mi the Court I louse 1:1 the roufi ’ty in which the property : • situr.T "■ Notice ofdn o sires uul be jJ- Ven in a public tfaz.Ptte SI XT V DAYS previous intbedavoi •ale. Sales ,h NEGROES must be at public auction, < u the lirst I'uesday tis the month between th;’ rsiiat hours of rub*. nt the piece ol pidd r sales in the county where the letters testimeulary, of AdmiiiMraiion or Guardianship, inny have been ‘jr.mtu I. first zivinu SIXTY DAVS no tice thereof, inone of r‘ ■ public cnzi'H.t of this State, '.ml,al th • doer ot the Court House w here such sale? a» ■ to be held. Notice mr the «n!o of Persnnr.l Property must 1•' given in like man ner. FORTY DAVS ptevions to fit-? day ot ssle. Notice to the Debtors and Creditors of an Estate must be published FORTY DAYS. Notice that application will he made to the Court of Ordinary for leave tn sell LAND, m ist be p ildDhed for FOUR MONTHS. Notice for leave to sell NEGROES, mast be published tor FOLK MONTHS before any order absolute shall be made by the Court thereon. Notice, ol Application for Letters of Administration must be vublish •d THIRTY DAYS. Notit eol Application for Letters of Dismisdon from the Administra tion of an Estate, are required to be published monthh for SIN MONTHS. PROSPECTUS for publishing, by subscription, iii Augusta, Ga., ;;n Agricultural Paper, to be styled GLEANINGS OF HUSBANDRY. “ Who makes two blades of gra-s grow where only one grew before, does more for his country than an Alexander or a Bonaparte.” At the solicitation of many friends, the subscriber has con sented to become the editor and pub'islici' of a periodical ex clusively devoted to Agriculture. G iilening, and.the olb. r Brandies of Husbandry in general. Ir- <•! j- ct "ii! .-, in plain style, to communicate useful information to the ettitiva tor; whether of the vine or the (lower, of vegetables or plants, of fruits, grapes ot trees, or the mulberry anil all kinds of orchard tiees. with the best inaoner <>f tin tn ; for tiishnig suitable (tints sot the improvement •(' the vat ions •oils, breeds of cattle, horses, nudes, and other stock, with the treatment of the. diseases to whi. h they are liable, and the management of bees and silkworms. The editor will endeavor to illu-trate the important prin ciples upon which the art and science ot Agriculture is founded, am! to introduce an economical system of the la bors, in the garden or vineyard, in the field, meadow, or co coonery, that in.iy be best adapted to the seasons, climate, and latitude itt which we reside, and which, in most re spects, differ greatly front the Middle, Northern, and Eastern States. Os more than one million of Planters and Hortucnlturists in the Southet n States, scarcely two out of a thousand have an oppot tunity of consulting any agricultural works, am! are wholly guided by casual observations upon the ways of their neighbors and ancestors; for they possess no means of learn ing the almost daily improvmeuts that are making in their own particular branch of culture ; neither can they become acquainted with the improver! varieties in trees, fruits, vines, flowers, grain, and plants, which are continually introduced to our notice from every portion’ of the habitable globe, it-- 1- with the various improvements ami new inventions in the im pleinents of tillage. This publication shall contain a foil ac count of all these that tire likely to benefit our part of the country, and increase intelligence, virtue, happiness, and prosperity at every hearth in the Southern-States, it shall be free from all sectarian or political views,wholly governed by Southern feelings and principles; our endeavor will be toreuderit serviceable to the yottngand the aged—to “ Heaven's last best gift to man,” even in her teens, and to the sturdy Farmer—by informing them of the propel season, which from experience in our section of the Union may have been found most congenial to commit their seeds to the soil —to prune their vines and trees —to transplant their tender • hoots and flowers—to engraft, inoculate, or bud their shrubs and trees, ami turn the ‘ maidi n's blush” into the charming *• moss” or “ monthly rose,” with the best manner of har vesting and preserving their crops and produce. We shall by no means overlook the gr< at Southern staples Cotton and Rice, for upon these, little information can be obtained from Northern publications. From the kind promises, tendered by friends to the under taking, valuable original contributions may he anticipated, and other correspondents are respectfully solicited to com municate any information that may he interesting or benefi cial to others, relating to their mode of culture ; as facts col lected from the tillers of our own soil, and their obse vations and remarks will be highly appreciated by the editor; and. since the happiness, and comfort of a country mainly depend upon its agriculture, in furnishing useful information to the community, contributors will afford the brightest eviden e of their zeal mid patriotism. Tersis—The paper will be issued monthly, on a sheet containing SIXTEEN very large quarto pages, (same size as the Albany Cultivator.) at the very moderate price of ONE DOLLAR, payable in all cases in advance. The price being so small, ho iiunibt r will be sent to any person on credit, it shall be printed on good paper, and with tier, type, ordered expressly for the purpose. The first number will appear in March, if possible. As by the rules of the General Post Office, Postmasters arc allowed to frank and forward llie amount subscrib.d to any newspaper, they are respectfully desired to forward to t lie editorat Augusta, any amount offered them in bankable mo ney,-as early as possible. Newspapers are respectfully requested to publish this pro spectus, and by sending the paper containing it, shall receive ours in return. Postmasters and editors of papers arc kindly asked to act as our agents. Should they not receive a copy of this pros pectus, they are request' d to cut-one fioin the papers which may be good enough to publish it. and we, with respect, in vite all the friends of the objects we have in view, to aid and assist in procuring subscribers to the GLEANINGS OF HUSBANDRY. MOSES HOLBROOK, A M., M.D. Augusta, Ga.. 11th January, It' 10. (3) ALUABLE PLANTATION FOR S\LE.—The subscriber offers his plantation in Talbot county lor •ale, seven miles south west of Talbotton, containing six hundred acres of land, five hundred of which is cleared, and all, with the exception of seventy acres, having been cleared within the last four years. Comfortable buildings upon the premises. Persons wishing to buy, will be con vinced of the fertility of the soil by the crop upon the land this year. Payments to suit purchasers. .JAMES M. HULSEY. Talbotton, Sept. 20, JF’39. 44 7 powns/i'ttf Ac . THE citizens of Powelton have ng-iin employedr of Renter of the Institution, Mr. Jonx S. Lvon.'.ii.yxt, a graduate of Brown Uiiivetsity. Tim citiz.-ns ol this vil lage are unamnimous in employing Mr.. Iltgialiain forthe second year, and confidently recommend Ids servit esto the public. Instruction will he given by the Rector in ail the branches usually taught in academies anti colleges. In struction will also be given by a Northern Lady in the ornamental branches. The Academic year will com mence on the first Monday in .January. Board and good accommodations can be ob'ained in the most respectable families on nasonable terms. The superior henlih <d Powehrm, anti its otlit'r we!) known advantages,! dm-e the belief that the public ~ - .1 . ... •<. F,,r >lmr'-.i//..,.. ! I’.,- ebon, dec 6 CIJAKLi." JRVv IN. wtf cf. Bttiow t- ■ [From the Augusta Mirror.] WOMAN. “.-a Yet for this. We uoo th • life-long bridul Lias.” Isa history cguM bo w rirt u, Os the sorrow - and the cures, With-vhich inaii h?<| been stuillcn, Forthe //r./.-iK thonuind Os the faiu.i'.e. war, mu! .- lutishter, 'That I au’innde bi> plufisun > tiec ; Oh, Eve’s enchuHlNJ!;'daughter! ’They cou.d ba traced to thee ! And t.onld we read the srory Ol his happiness au,ljoy; Os lii- gre ttness and his glory, And his bliss without alloy; Os each blight mid lasting pleasure, Os cuch hour from trouble free ; We would ii.td, Oh countless treasure, That they all had come from thee. Thou medley of contraries, Os pleasure aud of pain, Thy hate our greatest fear is. Thy love our greatest banc; Wo trust ihec, yet we doubt thee, Our durknes-; and our light; Night would he day, without thee, And day without thee, night. Savannah, Ga. R. M. FORGET NdT Tin MOTHER. Oil thou upon whose bosom dear, My infant head reposed, Oh thou w hose lips, u ith kiss *incere, .My weary eyelids closed, Though many a rising sun has set, .Since last I met thy view, Oh, I.* v. ■» shall my heart forget, \\ hut to thy love is due. Think not, my mother, 1 can cease To love my home and thee; Th ok not my hours are hours of peace, Like those of infancy ; Alas! those momenta sweet are gone— Those halcyon hours are tied, Andon t ie world’s cotd heart alone 1 bosom now my head! Mother, perhaps, the world will say That 1 am wholly wrong, To write to thee a simple lay, Orchauntu rustic song; They’d say i court a childish muse, Or wake an idle strain, And will, to hear my loa , refu e, With proud and cold disdain. And be it so—if gratitude For kind maternal care, May be to childish joy construed, Or seem mi idle prayer; Then take, ye Gods, the mvnly heart Ye planted in my breast— Take, take it hence! and once impart With childish feelings bless’d. BEN’S FIRST VISIT TO THE THEATRE | —Du you know my brother Zeek! well, I thought | you did; he’s most Almighty Religious. Well, says father to me, says he, I think ton and Zeek had bet ter try and make your tarnal fortins. Well, father says I, what would you have Zeek and I due! Due, says lie, why go right off to Philadelphia, with an eternal load of notions and I’ll warrant you and Zvek i wont starve, cause if you git in want, Zeek can preach, you know, that everlastin oroode of ourn, and pick up some crumbs by’ the way for the track of so ciety. Well, I guess we soon started after we had borrow ed the deacon’s old mare to put in along with our old stalion, he ican't no stalion neither, only father called him so—and the deacon wouldn't no h >w lend us the mare, only he thought the sly >dd criter would come] hum double—after startin we cot along pritty tolera ble easy, until one afternoon the old mare got kinder j obstropalas and broke her girth. I told Zeek l[ thought the girth was pretty considerably nearly good ■ for nothin, and says I, that man there that haint got no grey horse in his team, has a pritty con-idvrable nice one, and as its pritty dark we may as well swop to-night, at the tavern—none as I knows on, says he, but you must due it, and I’ll stay here and pray—for what, says 1, that we shant be detected, says he. After we' had made pritti considerable well out, says I, Zeek,l think we had better go to see the play • in that everlastiu big house, not I, snvs he. t at’s the i devil’s kitchen, none but sinners «o to sicli places; if i your a goin, why v.o ! I’m olf, says I, and Zeek, I . hi pe to see you snorin pritty considerably rapid wh< n I come back. When I got there, they ask'd a pretty considerable ; sum to go into at the front door, but not more ilian 1 half to go into the cellar way, by jingo! was you ever I in there, 1 ret on our S d, smart as she is,makiu bees wax candles, could not make enough to light our barn as that place was, in a week or two, and what an I amaz’rn lot of people, our meetin haint no to >ch to it, they might ring a week -t a Ink, and don’ think they ! could call such an everlastiu number, and the gals tue! may I nevei! mighty lovin tue, I tell you. I hadn’t be> n m there three mimits when an amazin pritty one slipped her arm right round me—it made ffie —it made me feel all over so mighty queer, mind I tell ye—a tarn d sight more queer than w hen I put my arm round Sal Jenkins, at ur Lize’s Qnillin —your i from down east, says she, haint you? you beent from i there, he you, says I, why, yes—no —yes I be, I am ' deacon Simpson’s daughter? why n d yes I be though! now may 1 never! oh don’t sw< ar—no I wont swear unless 1 swear by jingo—mid what was the most sin gu'aii tiss.o! ail, she knew all our family, father, mo th r, Liz, Sal, ami even Zeek, n I told me il l would go horn - with her she u > sat th* I’d find our Zeek tie re with her shier. When the play was over w started out, :t d a very nice man axed its if we'd take a carriage ride, 1 haint no objections, say si—nori, says she. Well, in we got and awat we dnne in line style. Awfully nice min this, says I, t>> invite us to I riih home—its in,-st am roug clever! I hi >k s .<> /,• . say sshe, we soon got to m*r home. an.; the m m lot is out bel ,, r< an a -v !*•»•»• 1 • . h■. i> I’liji l relieve y ; si r, • dim J.I • v.i ■ pmi (!.' j. Hop I and if you are l;iv<i I’ll return la.or —good night. OUR CO NSCIi: NC C OU It COUN TR Y OUR PA RT Y. MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 18, 1840. The door flew open and what do you think I saw, why our Zeek sitting right on one of the gal’s laps, and if he hadn’t his tnoudi wider open than ever, and his eyes kinder startin out of his head—he looked mighty, I tell you, and when T stood right straight afore him, he looked as if he’d gone thro’ a gimblet : hole—and I guess never told me much about the gos pel after that. CONVERSATION AiND ORATORY It not uiifrequently happen.-; that an agreeable conversation —“ the music of the mind, an intellectual orchestra, where all the instruments should bear a part, but w here none should play together”—is understood by some persons, to consist of getting an unhappy vic tim, one with more patience (han wit, to listen to a continued strain of their own uniiiteresling, vapid nonsense. We have c iten heard it exclaimed,“ Wirat a delightful convcr: ison I have had with Mr. Some body < r Anybody,” whi n “ the DISC. ed it> a wearisome detailing of circumstances uncon nected in the remotest degree with anything in the shape of conversation, which we understand to be not the speechifying from one side only; but a reciprocal talking and listening. There are numbers, however, who apparently are not of this opinion, or society would not be bored with so many self-love-to-talk people. We do not remember any STRONG inclina tion to commit murder upon any occasion, excepting only to run the risk of all consequences, that our stop- i ping die breath, fi>r a bruited period, of these very lo quacious persons, might be reasonably conjectur ed to produce. How often is an entertainmrm spoiled, and render ed anything but what it was intended, by one, or more of these praters monopolizing the attention and time of the assembly. But the id surdity of these anti-amusing buzzing chatterers is, that they flatter themselves of being the very life and spring of the so ciety ; that if it were not for their brilliant exertions, * silence would reign profound—little imagining in I tin ir conceit, (hat the silence of others is caused by their own obtrusive talking. There can be nothing more rational than a mutual exchange oi knowledge or scuiiiT: :ii—nothing more amusing than a neil-eotidticted conversation. But how seldom do we perceive one in the myriads that take place. Interruptions in the haste to reply, are very common—the eagerness to assert an opinion un expressed, often prevents tiie conclusion of die oppo site one. The flat negative frequently destroys the pleasure i of continuing an argument. A 100 energeiic man- j tier, carrying no conviction, shows more of the rough Reclaimer ihan of the p-- lished orator, and many other too common ob>iacLs for the display of conversa tional powers, exist. If it were not so, often would a subject be started from which erudition must be ex tracted ; but which is now not uiiiieqtiently avoided, because of the general want of calmness and delicacy * oi'manner in discussion. “ Those orators who give j us much noise and many words, but little argument I and less wit, and who are most loud when they are less acid, should take a lesson from the great volume of nature ; she often gives us the lightning even with out the thunder, but nevgr the thunder without the lightning. Easton Notion. FASHION.—Pride, of the most empty and shal low nature, is centred in the superlative of Folly’s weak dictates—the rides of fashion. The painted butterfly w ings its little flight just beyond the anxious I votaries of pleasure; the eager hand.is extended to ' grasp the toy, and, when possessed, ail the beauty is ■ gone, like the fingered insect of the summer 'lay. To be truly gay’ and happy, is no object with the j worshippers of this goddess of hollow appearance and of shadow: to seem to be so, to the careless world and to their immediate acquaintance, is the anxious desire. Ostentation and heartless parade form the frail sur face, while the racking pain of real affliction burns beneath. The face Wears the smile of pleasure, while the throbbing heart beats with anguish. Generosity is comprehended in extravagance and lavishness, while penury and want, behind the screen of pretence throw a chili upon the least of unpitied ruin. Their laugh is loud, and it rings at the banquet, while their eyes are ready to flood with tears. To appear to be happy, not to be so, is the primitive aim of the self-de stroying votary of Fashion. “She requires the most passive and implicit obedience, at the same time that she imposes a grievous load of ceremonies, and the slightest murmnrings would only cause the recusant to be laughed at by all other classes, and excommu nicated by his own. Fashion builds her temple in the capital of .oine mighty empire, and having selected some four or five hundred of the silliest people it con tains, she dubs them with the magnificent and impo sing title of the World! But the marvel and the mis fortune is, that this arrogant title is as universally ac credited by the many who abjure, as by the few who adore her; and this creed of fashion requites not only the weakest folly, but the strongest faith, since it would maintain that the minority are the whole, and tin- mjo iiy are nothing! Her smile has given wit to dulness, ami grace to deformity, and has brought ev ery thing into vogue, by turns, />«/ virtue. Yet she is most capricious i* her favors, often running from those th it pursue her, ami coming round to those that stand still. It were mid to follow h-r, and rash to oppose her, but neither rash nor mad to despise her.” I How many hours arc rendered miserable, merely to appear rich, merry, and feather-hearted, for a few moments, comparatively speaking, from the inordin ate desire to be considered “ fashionable!” Should the attempt prove successful, what are the general consequences—the almost unexceptionable results? To have a swarm of buzzing, (lettering, unfeeling, and sponging parasites around the bright flame; and when the slightest hr alh from misfortune dims its lustre, like frost with flies, they leave for more agrcc ' able quarter'. I Will any one, upon dispassionate reflection,dispute j ; this? We believe that tfe assertion is not open to a ; doubt from the most prone to qm-tion. Did any of nn' readers ever find tlu ir rcspt ct or admiration in : w a-ml a tithe <>fa pos ii.lc imttgit. -, degree for any’ i in mm -mom' ■ o's h-i •/ *.:•■ ■ ■;! f v the world ■hi ve been pt'>i, <!, Im;: '■ t> e ~n n , ;i._ ver heigh- I timed. Fashion is a bubble that breaks, sooner or later, with all who inflate ii. Caprice generally bursts the frail production, but Time is certain to do so. Who, then will pursue the phantom, while the substance fan be more easily obtained?—Not one who peru ses these few lim s, we hope, and fervently tru t. T A T T Ij ING . —Mischief, quarrels, and great trouble are oeca -ioeed in private life by the contempt ible practice of i-'iching and carrying unguarded, and frequently unmeaning r marks. Observations- are made aud opinions expressed of miti, matters, and things not meant i‘>r the ears of the interested, and in the giving oft’m.-m no harm is contemplated ; but some bell-tongued ittler conveys them, often in an exag gerated form, to those very persons that should not hear them, ami the consequence produced is serious annoyance and di tr.ss. resulting, perhaps, from a thoughtless r< !.. rk, or a trivial expression. Few ! tilings are more destructive to the peace and quietude ' i of families, friends, and acquaintances, than the im an,} I contemptible, and prevalent habit of “ Tattling.” j j Bitter feelings are engendered between persons, who ' would otherwise remain upon social terms with each other, were it not forthe eifects prodticed by this dis graceful and mischievous practice. From the veriest trifles, differences spring into de plorable quarrels, and we venture to state, without fear of contradiction, that in nine cases out of ten,they are produced by th.* prating of some go-between, What pleasure can be bad in causing ill-natured feel ings v. e are at a loss' to imagine I Why people will take delight, as they apparently do, in severing kind feelings—in cutting die knot of friendship and good will, we cannot conceive ! But that is the constant occupation of numbers there can be no doubt. No grade of sock ty but is effected with some talkative IT or other. We do not choose to designate the gender ! otberuise than nattier —for no man or woisan, in the proper sense, ccuid be influenced by these degi-mfingJ ti-elings. Whether it is pride or not, we n ill make no .subject! of our inquiry but when differences arise between j parties, there is frequently great reluctance in ail con- | cerned to commence au explanation o! them. This is [ strange, but not less true than strange, because often I it would remove the cause of the dill, n nee, and w> [ humbly suggest an adoption of this course of pro ceeding, when the seeds of dissention arc sown—to at, once go to the sou.ee of the evil, and whenever it has been caused by “ tattling,” to visit the ills upon the contemptible tattler. We have seen children take infinite delight in pull ing the wings from (lies, and although critics may deem the comparison far-fetched, yet to us it appears in close proximity to the pleasure of a tattler. The insect is robbed of the wings that were the means of its gratification—that carried him from fruit to flower, l-y a wonton ur;hi.;’s cruelty, wiihoutthe smallest be nefit accruing to the dcspoiler—and many a happy member of society has the pinions that carried him in ' the sunshine of liie, broken and picked from him by the equally wanton dung, in the shape of humanity, designated a Tattler. How many lln re are in existence, who prefer the pencilling a f>own instead of creating a smile—who cboos? to relate any thing tending to produce irritabi lity rather than gratification. They even use ii Jesse to secrete that which would create enjoyment. Cahi’nny, when <•//«<>rnra/, injures not the caTum nated, but the ai'netniaiar. The great evil is, that freqiiendy it remains secreted, or so much covered with pretension, that the truth is not found until much injury has been occasioned; but the chief cause oi l this is, that inquiries and explanations are not made at the proper time—the commencement of the evil report. Boston No.tiou. : THE GRAVE.—Oh, the grave ! the grave! It buries every terror, covers every defect, extinguishes every resentment. From its pettceful bosom spring none but fond regrets and tender recollections. Who can look down upon the grave even of an enemy, and not feci a compunction that ever he should have war red with the poor handful of earth that lies moulder ing before him ? But the grave of those whom w e loved —what a place for meditation ! Then it is we call up in long rt view the whole history ol virtue and gentleness, and the thousand endearments lavished upon us almost unheard i;: the daily course of intima cy ; then it is we dwell upon the tenderness, the so lemn ami awful tep.deriiess of the parting scene—tlij* bed of death, wiih all its stifled grief, its noiseless at tendance, its m ite, watchful assidttilics; the last testi monies of expiring love; the fyebl •, fluttering, thrill ing: Oh! how thril ing is the |»ressure of the hand; the last fond look of the glazing eye, turning upon us even from the thi\ ahold of existence; the faint, falter ing accents, struggling in death to give one mitre as surance ofalieciioti. —A • e, go to the grave of buried love, and n cdiiate! Ther; 1 settle tin account with thy conscience of every past endearment unregarded ol that departed being who never, never, can return to. be soothed by contrition ! If thou art a child, .mid hast ever added a sorrow to the soul, or a furrow to the silvered brow of an afleciionate parent; if thou art a husband, and hast ever caused the lond bosom that ventured its whole happiness in tby arms tn doubt one moment of thy kindness or thy truth; if thou art a friend, and ha t wronged by thou-ht, or word, or deed, the spirit that generously confide ! in thee; j; thou art a lover, and hast ever git on one unmerited pang to the true hea t that now lies cold and still be neath thy fc> t, then be sure that every unkind lock, everv ungracious word, every ungentle action, will come thronging bach upon thy I?i >' my, and knock ing dolefully at tby s ml; then be sure that thou will lie down sorrowing aud repentant on the grave, and utter the unlu ard pro m, and pour the unavailing tear, better because unherml aud unavailing. A gentleman from I’o.-ton, on a visit to bis friend in the country, speaking of the-times, observed that ' his wife had lately expended fifty di liars for a habit, I his friend replied, ‘ here in the cohmtry; we don’t t.l --| low our wives to get iit/a surli habits.' I f jord Ch'-s;'r!i‘’k ’ > rhysicimis having Informed lit' *' ..ak d e.- \ cii f; ,s :i,.- ;■ >. i by a loot an.i a half as-S:r I Tliomas Robinson. I*. L. KOKINSOX, Proprietor. WHOLE IN'cM-JER ;H6. , CIIILD II OO D .—Childhood is never with- ■ out its romance. It has a world pa ctdiar to itself; a . May-day world of rains and sunshine; of the flower ' opening for a moment, and then closing its leaves ; a • world whose fleeting impressions of joy and beauty are too soon dispelled by the harsher realities of life. Memory cannot always recall them. And though in ■ I after years we may sometimes discern some faraway island, mantled with beauty, and hanging, like some crea timi of the ftia morgana, in vei led <,w r the misty waters of the past, it is only a solitary image, so un connected with eveiy thing else, thr.t we can «idy v-onder at its existence. But little as I have to re.-t noon, I love to build up my ca- •-•- ii> these fairy spots of purity and innocence ; and, while I recline on my favorite knoll, with the starry lie..t eas above, and the mellow sounds of earth beneath, I weave the slight fabric? of imagination, aigl p >op’e them with those I l.tde beings, whose voices are lim ic to my ears. T j toliuw the wild young creatures in their devious Bourse i through the day ; aud infancy. ] follow their thoiigijts I during the niuht. I love to mingle with the .spirits who guard their pillows. And whvn one of them de parts from among u«, I picture Bright fields, where they stay by the sides of sunny streams, and chase the butterflies of ph astire, through an eternity ofbliss. I listen with interest to ail their childish prattle. With their little arms around my neck, aud (heir sweet faces turned up to mine, I h ar tm ir most iriflhm ad ventures, charmed with the music of iimocence and glee. I love, too, to have them as lisle;- rs ; to tell . them of giants, ami faith s, and ail the mystic crea tures of fancy, of cruel men, v. ho eat little Bovs at a morsel, but are horribly punished fortheir wickedness; of the bright angels who take pity upon the children . of men. and hover around their couches. 1 introduce them to the broad face of nature. I point them to the • boundless glories of the milky-way, aud I tell them how their little brothers or sisters, who had died in the I bud, are now shining bright as (he st irs, and wmg- 1 ing their joyous flight over the star-spangled fields of 1 ether. 1 show them the polar star ; and tell them of j the great ships wandering on the hoary det p, and of ; die poor sailor, shuttle cf fortune, lossei; i’.om shore , to shore, in tire great web of commerce, until he ; “ sinks like a bubble in the yeast of waves.” And 1 ) show them the bear, the crown, the monsters who keep watch on the zodiac, and Orion, with one knee resting on the horizon, while his huge body is drawn up into the fathomless concave of the . kies. All this, anti mere, I show them, while their sweet faces beam with intelligence, and the low tones of«i:iquiry come in whispers from their lips. And so we pass th*t hours, as the long winter nights roll away, shading no brighter scenes than our humble hearths at Hampden. Knickerbocker. A man’s house should be his earthly paradise. It should be, of all other spot?, that which !;e leaves w ills most regret, and to which lie turns with mo-t d light, i tn order tliaf it may be so, it should be his dtelv study ■ o provide every thing convenient am! comfortable for his wife. With every provision he can possibly make, hers will be a Hie of care and toil. She is the sentinel which can seldom,, if ever, bo reli ted. Others may sleep, but if there be cue who must watch, it is she. She ought, therefore, to be furnished wi ll every com fort within the means of her husband; n-ml if furnish ed to the extent of his means—am! she is generally eagk'-et rd enough to discover where liis almity ends * —she is contented. Generally, every shilling expen ded by the husband for the accommodation ofbis wife in her domestic operations, is returned upon him four fold—if not precisely in pecuniary advantages, though this is otten true —it will be in the order, peace ami happiness of his family. Where eonvenii-m.-es are found in a family, there are generally Bright look , happy feciings and industrious ham's; o) wmie these ar (omul, if there be not more virtue, there cer tainly veil; be less of its opposite. A METHODIST PREACHER—For/y Years —His pedestrian qualifications were here brought into full exercise; and to save the ci-cnil tin expense of a horse, as w< 11 as to ensure hi'aself labor, he w alk ed to the whole of the places. In some of bis longer journeys, when he oughtto have carried ‘lightweight,’ on account ol the distance, he was sometimes the most heavilj laden, owing to the length of time he had to be from homm On these occasions he packed his sa hiiebnps full of books, papers, and lin. :.>, —tin tvv them ttpiin bis shoulder, with one end before and the other behind, —buckled them around him with a strap, in order to keep (hem steady, an I the:), in this gro tesque form, trudged to his appoint!,sents through the fields, lanes, villages and along the highways, as though be Lad sold his horse at the fair, or had the misfortune to loose him by accident.- I —[Everett’: Me moirs oi the Rev. Daniel Isaac. EPIGRAM, by Dr. Janner, sent with a couple of ducks to a patient: 1 I ve despatched, dear Madam, this scr'p of a letter, To saj that Mis.- is very nit ch better; A reg'Mat doctor no longer she la< Its ; Aud therefore I’ve sent her tt coupe of quacks.” A gcmtlcmru* by no m< ans run .rkablc soy Lis sa gacity, Lut fund of outside show , was, uiibnpj i y ♦m 4jag> d in the country, where he could not < xe y d y visit his bm ber. One Saturday , visl/ju; fur the bar ber’s utensils in a sttrly manner, lie vas asked By u young lade, what things were necessary. He repli ed, ‘some powder, combs, and a blockhead, on which so dress my wig.’ ‘I am very sorry, says the lady, you cannot be accoinmocinted better; but here is seme powder, a comb, See., and I t! ink your wig is tio'.v upon a fine blockhead.’ Colonel Cockburne, rose from the rank of a private man, to that of Commander-in-chirf at St. Enstatia. —One morning, upon a review o! the garrison troops, A di.covered a soldier, whose (Less was extremely oiled. The Colonel stepped up to him, demanded, m a hmiglitv tone, “How dare you r t>< al, appear so dirty—v<mr shirt is black as ink ; did you ever see me in such plight, yvhen f was a ;-Avn!< ?” “ No, : v it ; • >• your honor, lum -. ;>ao» tite I ' ■■■■•■ i:v, •. ; Ipril, ‘‘but then, to I . your hn-mr’s h.iaf.a washerwoman..'