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At last, his afllirtrd mother yielded.
Six touk down the looking glass, and
gave it to hint, saying, there t t de
clare you aye the beat ull —take it tt*
you will, hut doift you break it Jos-e.
Now ti c reader inay be curious to
know what betaine of Jos e and the
looking glass. —lt is no matter. I sup
juts, he br<>ke it, and cut his ringers
i to the bargain; but 1 wish to turn
his attention to the mother rather than
to I Ik* child. In the lirst place, she;
was Ia oily in not refusing to grant
Joe's rtquiHt ia llie bogining In the
ccot:d place, she .was faulty in endea
voring lo ivf-riiy him toy the doctor and
tl c dtirk lids. And in tii* third place,
she was wiikcdiu telling him a down-,
right falsehood. Many mothers, and
father too, who would /.*. tell a lie dor!
n tight hand*, ate guilty of .such ;
cwsukb t # almost every day ■ their i*>-
U ; n ‘ uit* with their cliiltlMu JNo
” *b*i so many children up
■said he might have been a rirh man if
In* hail stuck *. principles he
brought with himfrom England, lie
said he thought of going to the alms
house—.it as a good last, retreat; arid ■
foj* this*-says William, 1 liavetu thank
Christianity; for, where the Bible is
no?known, they have neither alms
liotise not* hospital- 1 have only to
add, that this story is no ii* lion, nor
combination of characters that may
have existed; btititis literally true.—
Mv 1 ri<Md William wm lives (you j
know him) —he is a man of truth (tho*;
a deist,) and wiH vouch for what |
have oiud., wcjft he asked, If any one
and -obis, you may give them my name,
I will point them to some of the men,
tUiil alive, of whom 1 speak.
Yours, V vanus.
From the Philanthropist, s*c.
• DON r HUE V lv IT JOS-E,*
Said flu* fond moihcr, as she gave
her ih rling boy the looking glass.
Lit;!; Jus e, ts his mother called him,
notwithstanding he had toys enough lo
satisfy any reasonable child, one day
took it into lies head that he should be
quit* happy if he could have the
looking glass added to the number.
The looking glass, said his moth* r.
why, • hilil. who ever heard of su h a
tiling? Jos-o, straightway began to be
importunate, ma ma, I want the glass.
l*->h, poll, said his mother, do you
think 1 am going in give you the look
ing to play with? You may break
if and rut your fingers with it, and
then we should have to send for the
dm tor? 1 shan't, break it ma, I won't
cut toy lingers; let me have it; -and
t v i) he laid hold of hi.s mother's gown
in good earnest. After being dragged
a 1 mss the room a few times, Jus-e he
gov to cry ; ami his mother's patience
being quite exhausted, she shook him
cfT. kMing Joe, you shun t have the
looking glass, there ! now go about
vocr business. This w uld have bee
w
a death bkw t<* Joe*s lnp< s, if ho had
not endured such trials before, and
come tl’ conqueror, lie was not,
then fore, disheartened. Lie laid him
self right down upon the Hour, and he
gun t; roar its if ho would raise the
neighbors.
Hereupon, his mother‘B wrath was
kindled; she called Joe a naughty boy,
and threatened to tell Ins father and
him, and he would take a stick to him .
und shut him up in the dark hole. At
this, Joe took a pit’ h one note Higher,
(as we iiiusk tans say,) and thrilled a
way a most lapiaulabio s-do. His
mother who had no ear for musi , lie.
came alarmed. She feared ho woulo
bit st a blood vessel, or die with rage,
and just at this moment sundry stories
of su< h accidents tinted at loss her
mind with ft arftd reality. Joe's lungs
In Id •ut wondei fully, and after ever}
har-s n st, lie raised Jus voh u a semi,
tone, until he screamed terrific, in tin
space above. What whs to be done?
ljnil cr-zy with noise and apprehen
shin, she attempted to pacify little
Jos-e by offering him the pincushion,
the story-book, the little tea set—but
all would not do, his heart was set up
on <he looking glass, and he would cry
his eyes out if he coqld not have it.
to lie and steal, and go to tho house of
and tne State prison.—
Take * tenant of the State prison, and
go back to his early history, arid, ten
to one, his mother gave him the look
ing glass to play with. —Lying is.one
-of the crying sins of the.times. It is
one of those sins which rest with tre
mend<>us weight upon the heads of pa
rents, Look at the merchant deter
mined to amass a fortune, at all ha
zards, count up the lies he will tell, in
| order to secure an advantageous bar
jgaiu. I dare say his fither, when he
i was a child, never subdued his tern
| per, and his mother gaxe him the Look
ing glass to play with , btcause n >tnmg
else (except a vu'd whipping,) would
pacify him. Sec the politician, who
docs not scruple to circulate tho most
barefaced falsehoods, in order to se
cure the election of his favorite candi
date, not however without tho hope
/f reward. I mistrust that his mother
gave him the looking glass to play
with . If o^Br country is well nigh
ruined by lying politicians, and lying
traders, and lying lawyers, and lying
teachers, let the iwthers look to it.
They bear, strange as the doctrine
may seem, ilie ark of our liberties,
and if they refu3* to apply the rod ,
and give looking glasses u> their chil
dren a little longer, we shall go into
captivity.
Mothers, be firm—be jealous of the
new doctrine that the rod is- unneces
sary. If Solomon’s maxim be true,
once, it ia true now. Our race is not
>o much improved—-our children, (lit
tie cherubs, an we call them) are not
such angelic creatures, the spirit of
selfishness and insubordination is in
them still. If you would ujake your
children good children, keep them on
subjection, if you wish them to be ho
nest men and virtuous women, do not
teach them to lie, if you would save the
notion, do not give them looking glas
ses to play with, ~
(From the A* Y. Mercantile Jldv )
A MODERN BLUE BEARD, i
We give to day one of the most extra
ordinary accounts of the manner incwhich
a t-oid husband contrived in Paris to a
muse himself with his wives, [for he
tickled two to death.) that has ever fallen
under our notice. Those who hive hat
the experiment of tickling their feet tried
upoa them, can easily imagine the re
finement. ot that torture which a person
must endure, when so-bound as to be
unable to resist. What pleasure the de
mon could have taken in the extatic ag
oniea ot a lovely woman, no human mind
can ancy; but that he did revel in them
the narrative renders but too certain
From, the Petit Courier des Dames of
ATovembr 15,1829.
Effects f Ti< kling.—Mrs. de. L**
mixed much with the fashionable world
last winter, accompanied by her daughter
Emily. Young and handsome, the lat
ter was the object ot general attention.
Although without lot tune, she rate ved
many advantageous pi op;,sals for her
hand—but as her heart remained unaffect
ed, she selected from the crowd of her
admirers Mr. de V** as the one best
suited to gratify her amour propre; he
was about foi ty, rich and respected—he
adored her and would thus make her hap
py. Emily made a confident of her mo
ther who could not avoid expressing her
surprise at the selection. Mr. de” V’**
had already lost two wives—there was a
disparity in their ages, and she felt an in
vincible repugnance for which she could
not account, to the union. Emily tho’t
so good an opportunity of securing a rich
establishment might not again present
her mother yielded, and she was married
to Mr. de Y*. Some time after, Emi
ly's brother urged her to frankly confess |
to him, whether she had realized the hap
piness win h she had anticipated from the
union. ‘I have indeed, said she, my hus
band anticipates iny every wish, and
would render me fully happy.* but fora
singular request which he has made, and
which as 1 cannot understand- the object,
troubles me, and I have to refuse it * It
must be very silly, replied his sister—
you would never imagine what. jDnly
think of a request to bind myself with
le bandage*—in a word to be a living
cupy ot ao Egyptian mummy.
® caprice, surprised .
Edward full as much as it had bis sister, f
His curiosity was too stroagiy excited
to he spent in imaginings, and he urged
his sister to yield, but with the condition
that he should, unknown to the husband,
be stationed during the operation in an
adjoning room.
Thus placed, his sister informed her
husband that she had determined to
yield to his request Wild with joy at
this information, the husband found not
words to express his gratitude, yet
promptly commenced his operations.
Edward listened attentively. Profound
silence reigned for some minutes in the
room his sister broke it by saying in a
trembling tone.‘and the arms too?’ He
involuntarily trembled as if they were to
be the last words of his sister. Yes. ray
dear, replied the husband gaily, I beg you
—head and feet only, free; just like a
Mummy, yoa know. All was again qui
et—the silence lasted so long as again to
frighten Edward, and he was upon the
point of entering the room, when his sis
ter commenced laughing most immoder
ately—he felt assured and listened. E
indy stopped, and all was again silent.
Again she laughed and more immoderate
ly than before, and again all was silent.
This tomb like repose, broken by loud
and immoderate laughter, and succeding
the laughter, was alarming—he knew not
what to think of it, and burst into the
room. At his appearance Mr.de V. fled,
and Edward found his unfortunate sister
stretched on the floor cold and in&nim-ite
Her husband had bound her, that he
might freely tickl® her ffet /tooth
er tit of laughing, and Etnily would have
followed the two other wives of Mr. de
V. The best attendance has Hut recalled
her to cxistance, a perfect idiot. The
nervous system being entirely destroyed.
This adventure known to all Paris for
some days, is too well proved to be doubt
ed. We suppress the names, solely out
of regard to a highly respected f-mi'v.
CONGRESS.
“senates
Ja.vuaby 4, 1830.
Mr. Sanford presented the Memorial
of sundry citizens of the city of New York
remoostarting against the removal of the
Indians from the lands which they novy
occupy in the several States; which was
referred to the Committee on Indian af
fairs.
Mr. Burnet moved that the memorial
presented by the gentleman from New
York (Mr Sanford) be printed for the use
of the Senate, when the reading of the
memorial wa called for.
Before |the Secretary had finished read
ing the inemoiiai. Ur. Beil moved that the
further reading of it be dispens* and with.
Mr. Troup wished that one of the mo
tions should prevail—that it might be
read, or printed. He was desirous to as
certain distinctly, not only the matter ii
. contained, but (he manner in which it wa9
set forth, in older that the Senate might
be prepared to make a suitable disposition
of it.
Mr Burnet then observed, that if it
would be in order, he would withdraw his
motion.
Mr. Forsyth said, that this memorial
hau been already disposed of, by a refer
ence to the committee on Indian Affairs;
but from the manner in which it was pre
| seated, he was not aware of its true char
acter at the time he acquiesced in its going
to that committee. If he had known its
object, he would have opposed it at the
first moment it was introduced; and he
would now move, that the vote, by which
l it was referred to the Committee on Indi
an Affairs, be reconsidered, and that the
memorial be laid on the table, in order
that the Senate may have an opportunity
of disposing of it in a manner suitable to
its merits.
The chair then suggested that it would
be in order to discharge the committee
trom the further consideration of the me
; omrial.
j Mr Forsyth made that motion.
Mr. Sanford was opposed to this motion:
and was apprehensive that the design of
the memorial was not perfectly under
stood. He stated briefly its objects.- it
. related, he said, to the condition of the
Indians Still, if gentlemen were desir
ous tohave full time to examine its con
tencs, investigate its character, and the
ends it has in view, previous to printing,
he had not the least objection.
Mr. Forsyth repeated that he was en
tirely unaware of rhe character of the
document, until he had partly heard it
He had at first supposed it related
|to the Indians within the United Sui ei
generally; but if he now uoderst .) . t
was the production of a Coanrnitu>e, v,
pointed by a meeting lately held i„’
city of New York, for the purpose of t,.
king into consideration the condition
the Indians in a paiticluay section of the
Union; and that it impeached the motive*
and conduct of some of the southern §t Us *’
As this document, then referred no’ to
the Indians generally, but partly to the
State represented by himself and bis c -|.
league, with regard to those Indians with
in her limits, Mr. Forsyth wished it to be
laid on the t bie, that an opportunity
might be given them to examine more
minutely ialo its character,. If the |, UI .
guage of the memorial the
conduct of the State represented by* them*,
he and his colleague would find no <|;{g.
culty, in deciding on (he course proper to
be persued in relation t<> it; b it if it did
not impeach the conduct of his State, h
ftho’uldlmake no object.o-s to printing,
until it should be ascertained that the
memorial was worthy publication. Vlr,
Forsyth concluded, by expressing hi*
hopes, that the motion unde by him might;
prevail in order that the document might
be laid in the table wi h a view to a fujj
and complete examination, of i‘s tenor
and effect.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES/
Wed nesday. J iunary 5 1830
Various petition * and memou ds were
presented arul referred. tuning the me
morials presented, was one IVoin. citiz -ns
of New. York, subin.ti and by Mi. C.urb-r,
leng, on the subject of tho relations ex-st
ing between the Unite-! States and certain
Indian trib s. [e-peeiallv the Chm- ke s,]
which Mr. C proposed o r- fer t- in-
Committee on Indian Aft’ ir-. Mr. Wdde*
of Georgia opposed its pres *nt refer.- ,*.e
until the nature of the petition could bj
ascertained, and, it was 1 id upoi the ta
ble until to and \y.
JarunrV G
Mr. Haynes called for the consideration
of the follow ing resolution, introduced by
him on the 23th Decetr b r 18-9, which
was taken tip and ogee -d to.
Resolved. That t;-e Secretary of tho
Department of War bed reefed’ to com
municate to this House; tho correspond’-’
ence which has taken place between that
Department and the Executive of Georgia*
within the last three yea/*, relative to the
depreciations of the Creek Indians upon
the property of the Frontier inhabitantsoi
that State, together with the testimony
connected therewith, aid the dTcismu
t ’er on
OAili A i \
IVARHE V /VAV Jd V l 6 TTJT
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Let mystery be stripped of all pnten e,
And practice be combined with comar-u
sense.
It is issued monthly, each numb *r
containing forty eight, closely print. 4
double column pages, giving nearly
double the quantity of matter in *.
page to what is comprised in the
Quarterly Journals of the country.
The work will form two neat. oUav y
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fourth, sc cent and tenth numbers.
All comrcuni atious f, ;P this Journsl
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hdenllj invite the attention of gentle
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and particularly those of our inr-tit
diate vicinity, to Call at our office and
examine the work, bring assured its
intiinsic merit will command appro
bation.
The Humanitarians, Sabbatarian*
and Benevolents of ihc age are s nnd
ing tlieir trumpet and making lonr
prayers, as in days of old did the Pha
risees—and, were it possible. would
deceive the very elect. It will he per
ceryed that Congress j 3 again availed
by the Sunday mail religionist*..back,
eu by the humane and benevolent A-
Indian-Einigratioi.isfs. Verily it
| appears to us, some of our gmd .