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mnk,hoW>khM toUhe cottage and *Welhi& sent to him ay soon as bo/sbotiTu be weaned. The Zar/oithfully observed Inseri gageiuent*yjrovidcd amply for his fu turn seUloment iri society, and coiitin v ucd ev<yafter to heap honors up tit the virtuous peasant and his family. fvom the Desk of i’oar Robert the J Scribe. A y\\ a day—the tiling i clear, ‘JXvenly three gallons makes a year. Xow this Would buy a cow, and keep her, ‘Two suits of clothes——a score of sheep or Twenty good things than llrandy cht*|ier. Old Robert. There is a pleasant little villiage which stands on the borders of a small lake in the western part of ( onnecticut A ta vern in the town kept at the| sign f the Gray Goose, entertained the passing stranger, and in th* winter evenings was the place where we held our dances—for old Hubert used to dance in his younger days. I remember wt 11 the merry even’ ings 1 have enjoyed there, and methinks 1 could still ‘tire down’ the puny strip . lings of the present day. Among the companions of our recrea tions were two, whose vivacity and wit 1 coohl not hut admire—and whose good nature and virtues I could not but love. Absolem Active was the eldest of rny friends; his father was poor, but be gave Absolem a good common education, and then bound him apprentice to a respreta be waggon maker of the town. When I saw Absolem last, before my last visit to Applefcerry, it was his birth and wedding flight. Just 23 years old—he had mani* ed black eyed Susan, as we used called her—and she mighi as .we ll have b n red lip’d Su u an for 1 never saw cherries red der. Me had taken a shop for Imnself and having a good journeyman from N. York, hail added the m. king of chaises to his old business. Absolem was industrious— \bsolem was frugal; above all, Absolem w;- temperate. * Grog and I.’ ho used to say, 4 are sworn enemies.’ Not but notv and then he w ould take a gins of wine or a mug of fl’p with a fro nd, but he drank sparingly. Toev do say though that on the fourth of July his eyes sparkled a little, and he could not pronounce Sh bob th for the •on! of him But that‘s neither here nor th* f: He was a sober man And what do you think was the conse quent'*’? V by. when I went to Appleber iv l ist October, who should I hear ’em t *lk of but th * good Squire Active—and 1) ac n Active—and Honest Active— \\ hv he lias money to lend—he owns two of the best farms on south side of the 1 >k>*—the poor all b'e-s him, he now rides in 1 b coach, “ti which is painted a Ree an Jint i Glass upside down , wi h this motto * Industry— f rugality —Temperance.— JBy these / ride.’ Edward Kasy, my other friend and companion received from his father a for tune of five thousand pounds. At the of nineteen he took Ins degree at YaJe VHtli singular honor. The profession of law suiting best his capacity in 1 inclina tion, studied the science tinder the most approved master, and at twenty two he appe iced at the bar. I never sh ill for g, ♦ the day when he made his plea. All Anpleberry went down to hear him, for F. ‘ward was a fivorite of the people: And well lie might be, for there was not a sin gle one in all the village but con’d tell of Some good and kind thing lie had done. The cause he plead was for a poor wi dew woman. You may remember her, it was old Mrs. Rogers who sold ginger bread and beer ju-t above the sue k and whipping post north of the meeting house She li >d an only daughter, a swe t little rosebud, just seventeen, who was the so lace ami delight of her life. An unfeel ing landlord demanded the sacrifice of At <’v or thieatened her ruin. W eH, the court was opened—the wit nesses'examined- and it came Edward‘s turn to ‘penk. He rose, O! he was a handsome mao, but now his cheek lock'd pule—his lip trembled for feat he would not go on. By and by his voice rose— h;s cheeks resumed their color—ho rais ed bis arm most gracefully, and his eye Bp trkled You might have heard a pin fall. He in one moment did stir up the feelings so against the hard hearted land lord that every one was in a rage. And *hen he painted the sufferings of the wi dow and the orphan*— ; n spite of me. lj cried like a child, 1 never loved Him half so well in tny hie. Our Person l remem ber said * the oil of eloquence was on his toneu .and the honey of per uasiondis tilled ft tun his bps. ! left him j-ist on the er#of being mar ried to Eunice Heartfree. She was wor thy of him, she danced delightfully—*ung sweetly—could spin fifty knots a day, & the parson's wife was heard to say that ‘ she made the best pudding of any one in the village except herself. ’ Now until the fourth day of last Octo ber. 1 had not been to Appleberry lor eighteen years. Just as the old town clock stiuck four, 1 entered the village. My heart fluttered. I looked anxiously around in hopes to meet my friend. A gloom and solemn stillness pervaded the village. Presently the vi/lage bell toll* and a funeral procession approached. la lighted at the Inn and immediately inquir ed who was death * Alas ! the day’ ex claimed the old tavern keeper, who did not know mo, ‘ there goes the remains of a mao, eighteen years ago, wa- the most promising youth in all the country, For* tu,ie, education, genius all united to ren der him every thing. But the morning bitters; the noontied dram anil the even ing sling have withered the first flower in iuture‘B garden Poor Easy? God rest him. Ed vard had been intemprate. In temperance begat Idleness and legiect of business; poverty and wretcheioess fol lowed; and he who might havdreflected honor on his country, poisoner by grog,* dieda beggar. But men of Genus tread iightely on his ashes for he vas your kinsman, and if you would avoil his fate, declare with my friend Active that you and gmg re -worn enemies,* ! Foreign. LA TEST FRIJmTa/UoTE. HBW ¥ UK, OCT. 6. By the ship France , from Havre, we have copious Pal is files to the. se one! ult.—Tne reported defeat of Russia before Choumla, is not con firmed. Tne delay in front of that place, seems to have arisen from a i desire to make the atta* k overwhelm ing, by concentrating b fre it an immense army. A reinforcement <f 35 000 men is talked of as about to join the Russians; —the Turks ar* said to be Huff* ring f r provisions. We do not find however, any thing very explicit on this subject. Ex tracts follow: Ti NIION, sf.pt. 1. Our dates from Choumla, are to the Bth August, in bulletins. Their contents we abridge ass ll ws—On the Ist. the Emperor arranged the siege of the place, and it was announc ed that lie would review Ad. Greigli’s fleet tiff Varna, and inspect the works mi land, and afterwards em bark for Odessa, returning thence to the head quarters of the gm-rds at Bzardjik. Oil the 31st of July the Turks from Choumla atta- ked Geo, Rudiger, to prevent his cutting oft’ their communication w ith the capital and interior, but they failed, ami he took p’ st on the road at Eski Slam bool. The bulletin of the 7th says, (bat although the entrenchments are with in reach of the Turkish cannon at Choumla, no sortie is made which shows they have not as much spirit as in f**rnier times. The garrison of Varna has made several strong but unsuccessful sal lies; and (ten. Suchfelon has estab lished his position, and is joined by Lieut. Gen Anclmcoff. The bulletin of the Bth says, Prince Menzikoff on the 2<l # drove the Turks from the heights on the northwest, and occu pied them. There is opened a rnm j mmiration with Ad. Greigh’s flee* jof 8 line ships, 5 frig lies, 5 bomb ves sels, Ac. On the 7t|i* the Emperor arrived, with a reinforcement aril 15 cannon. A< counts from Odessa of the 9th, say he reached there the day before. Letters of the lltli mention that he was still there, with the Grand Duke Michael.—The surrender of Choutn la, Varna, and Silistria, was hourly expected. There were no hopes of peace. Invasion of Turkey > The Smyrna Courier gives the follow ing statement of the force which compo ses the hussian army: General in chief Count Wittgenstein having under his orders Generate Woron zotf and Pableri, and for Chief “t toe Staff’ Gen. Diebitsch. ihe army is composed of 3 divisions of Grenadiers, 40 000 men 23 “ Infantry. 300,000 Isl “ Regular Cavalry, 45,000 250 Pulks of Co-arks, 50,000 37 Brigades of Field Art’ly 15 000 450,000 In which number are not included th*’ battalions of the Marine, nor those nfth- Military Colonies. The Artillery of the Army consists of 700 pieces. Os the above 21 and 3! divisions of Grenadiers and Carabineers, including 25.000 men; eight of Infantry, 100,000 men; eight divisions of Chasseurs of horse, two of hussars, and eighteen pulk of Cossacks, making 18.000 men, had pass ed the Danube. “caMnetT wjißßK.\~rox. or r is. ih2B. (£rNo returns of the election have been received, since our last, there’s but little doubt however, from the return already published, that Gilmer, Wilde Thompson, Wayne. Foster, Haynes, and Lumpkin,are elected to represent us in the next congress. We expert to be ab<e to give in the next Cabinet, a table shew ing the number of vet's that each candi date received in the different counties. The Rev. Mr. Sheerwood, and probably Mr. Mercer, will preach at inis place on Friday r.ight next, on their way to the Hep’ g.bah A^-ociation. On Monday the 29th ult. at the clos ing of a Camp Meeting, in Mon r oe coun ty, two hundred and six persons joined the Metnodi t ‘Society. Great Revivals, ’tis said among the Methodist and Bap'ist, are taking in that part of the slate. * [Communicated ] Mr. Robinson, Perha s many of the reader? of your paper woo'd iike to hear from the eor gia Association. I just return, and t'uin it, a ul would be glad to g ve a more and minute account tnan what I feel able to <ty>. Owing to the heal hi ness of the season and to the g eat relig.ou rx-ifemcnt which has prevailed and whi h still prevails in the upper parts of this state, and especially in the Georgia and Ocmulg* e A—ociations, there was a very numerous concourse during it* ses sion. The sermon introductory to busi ness was preached by the Rev. Mr. Cal loway, after which the letters from the several churches were read, and the uu al record made of their state. Ihe news of so many souls turning to the Lord till and each pious hea-t with sensations ot gratitude, and it was unanimously agreed to spend twenty minutes in Mia? k giving to the Almight. f"t sui h wondeifu) di play of his nierev towards lost and sinful man. Many of the ag< and members declar * and that it was the most happy twenty mi nutes y sen ire that they bed ever uitn s sod. The addition to the Association b> B.iptism. <iu ing the year c en ending, was 1761, and that of the Ocmulgee As sociation, (yvhich was a si o t time pro vious) 1712!! This, we hup*, *is the lord’s doing' —it is marvellour in<u. e;. es. It is supposed bv persons who hav frequently attended large meetings, that there were npwatds of 6000 souls on the ground on the Sabbath; and it was thought advisable to have pieachins: bo'h at the stage and in the house at the same tin e. The pulpit in the house was occupied by the Rev. Iverson L. Brock.-, J P. Mar shall and Mr. Martin. The state by the Rev. Mr. Smith, of S. Carolina, B. M. Sanders and C. W hite. At both pla ces a collection for Missionary purposes was taken. The greatest number addrd to rny cf the churches by Baptism, was at Bathes da. in Greene. There two hundred and seventy one have been baptised -ince the la-t annual return—most of them since April! It is thought hy those who are bet ter judgt s than myself that the revival is on the decline, 1 here is however, at Ipiesenta great work of grace going on, but perhaps not so great as what h s been. Ot Monday there were three disbur ses delivered at the stage. The hist by 8D individual whose name 1 do rot r - member. The second by Mr. Sherwood, and the last by Mr. Mercer—-Preachug continued on Tuesday for the purpose cf receiving members by Baptism. I came away -on Monday evening aud do nutj know tne result. O that the bickering among breilneu would cease forever !- That the Lord's name might be one in all the earth ! ! t* RARE HYMEXEALB. In Ireland, Mr. Darby Daniel Mas Clean, of Newry, a pensioner, to Miss largarotta S. Mackenna, of Rub fly. The bride was to have been narried on the same (lay to another lover, one James Locer; and had ar ived at an appointed time and place u Newry, where the cercniuny was o have been performed. The fa or*'d swain however did not appear, ud the lady’s hostess in Bridge street otnintinirated to her the lamentable idittgs that lie was already married, tod to and gone she believed to visit is wife, then a prisoner in Armagh. Margarrc tta wep , sighed deeply, and xrlaimed. ‘Never will 1 return to iT.afhfly fn Id unmarried; if I do n?t ;et a husband I will drown myself, md this shall be the last and y of poor Vfargaretta Maikenna!’ ‘O, (said the hostess,) I wish honest Darby Mac Clean was here—he also is crossed in love; and talks of death; perhaps he would marry you—’tis better to wed than die.* A word to the wise snfficetli: Margaretta speeded on the wings of I ive to Darby’s dwelling, who * she found pensively leaning oa his arm, and ruminating deeply on his misfortune. ‘Why are you so sad, Darby?* quoth Margaretta. *My love has jilted and deserted ms,’ replied Darby, with a sigh. ‘So hath mine,’ rejoined Margaretta with a sob. ‘I cannot, I will not survive it!* q ioth Darby. ‘I will either he drowned or married today,’ murmur ed Margaretta. The voice was in li aison with Darby’s fe lings, he l<>"k* ed wistfully on toe dork, languishing, yet sparkling eyes of the lovelorn maid, and sympathised in her sor rows. ’ Sympathy begets Love, and Love is the gentleman usher to Hy men. The p Tries therefore deter mined not to drown themselves, but to marry; the friendly controversy soon lermitcat and, and the hanpy |>air, now man and wife, set off ftT the ceremony, to’ spread the ho ney moon in connubial j>y at Rath fry laud. In Middh town, (Monmouth,) f, f. I r I limlp.ir Tilton, in the 76 li y -yr tifnis age, to Miss Mary Lucas, in her 13tii year. She is the daughter of Thomas Tilton’s first wife so that this husband and wife were at least half grand father end half grand daughter—-At the same ti ie, John Lucas, the brother nf the infant bride. t<> his half .unit Caty Clinton, widow, daughter of ’Thomas Tilton, bride gyoom. Qere. It both of the above peir should be blessed with issue, how would genealogical renders rank them in degrees of affinity? Al Vernon on the 2d Feb. by tho Rev. Llisha Stebbins, Mr. Daniel Bints, of Augusta, aged 15, to M*s h iiz.iheth Mat, toon, of the firmer piace aged II years. Two Brothers, opt lßihe other 1! married mother aud daughter, the mother 36, the daughter 11. In Anh st, Mr Abraham Mer rill, aged 81 years, to Mi-s Iluidah Rowe; agi <1 81, their children, grand children and great grand children* were w itnesses < f tluir happy union. At Roxhury, Dr Samuel S. Mas ters, to Miss A’ igal Squire, being his second wife, her second husband; his former wife and her former hus ban ; are both living, and lawfully married, but *all is vanity saitli the Preacher’—they lived together ten lung days and nights, and parted to meet no more. At the same place Mr. James Hall, aged 23 to Miss Lu <y Frisby, a maid of 67 only. ‘lt’love‘s a llrme that's kindled by desire, ‘An old st:ck‘s surely best because tis dryer. In ilamptonf.dls N. H. Me. John Sanborn, aged 56 years, to Miss Ly dia Stanton aged 83. Lot ma dens ne'er nflove complain, Forage, or want of Beauty; S-nre here wr see complaints are vain, WhiLt Hymen does bis duty,