The mirror. (Florence, Ga.) 1839-1840, May 14, 1839, Image 2

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Tllkfl'V.tN PRODUCIN'.* iHEORY. / <k« I'tUWn :i e. uzttte. Mrs*'*. EOi« t»: h. owing the difficulty if not ihe of making the sob- | jprt * w*»uii »rlicu , ; It 15 with that T sin now it.eiu'e L aft*r much *oiic*ta.<oi, true;. my fri< •> .:otn neat’ and remote, to g ve a very br.ei sum- inovofthe reasons and facts wine,, i.ave | > •d'rrre *o do«ire th«t «re' perinn ot should j ‘.»e in.ide to see *1 ether ;u.n maybe p roductJ I artificiality in lime o' di ug't. Tiic docntm r/5 which l haw ecdlected I pnthis su*»j>!ct, ts they do rot r.-*. that | the experiment wiil succeed, oo t I"’*** j pyove that it ought to he tried; 'i; i t n>; j will most satisfactorily app*ar ". en ?ht v , si ,M be published entire, i , tan’ -< it has become necessary to . res- ot i*> il. pul.lie somethin:: on the ■’ -'•j-’i't, l* st itr per silence might b<* eonstr . e. in’o >n - 1 : do::;:.cut of the project. is known by ex '.eriment that if air should be expanded into double the vnl ii ue by diminished press ire. it wr.nld 1 cooled about ninety degree- of Fahrenheit. Second I have sh<> <,i by experiment ‘ th;,’ if air at the common (’.• >v point tn the Summer season i.i time ot th’cttgfcf, seventy one degress, should go up in a column to a ‘height suffichmt to expand it bv diminished pressure into do'tide tire volume, ir wcmld con-lenss into w ater or v: ,ih!c cloud, hy the cold of expansion, more Jtl.nt nna-h.fll of its vapor—a quantity sufficient to produce nearly t ’uee inches ol rain. Third-- It is known by chemical princi ples, tiiat the caloric of elasticity given out during the condensation of this vapour, would be equal to about 30.000 tong of an thracite roil burnt cm each square mile o v. r which the cloud extenucd. F'lurlh— l have shown by experiment (see Saturday Courier, March 18. 183?) that this caloric of elasticity would prevent the air from cooling only about halt as much hs it would if it ha I no vapor in it, nr ab mt 4> degrees at the it ipht assumed which would cause the air in the clouds to be. at that height, about 45 dvgte.es warmer than the air on the outside of the cloud a f *!:<■ same height. 1 have shown from tbe.se principles [see Journal of the FrantJin In stitute for 1836,1 that the barometer would fall under the cloud thus formed, in favor able circumstances a quantity as great as it is known to fall sometimes under the mid dle of a dense and lofty cloud, an I that con sequently the air would rash in on all sides toward the centre oftlie eland and upwards in the middle, and thusconti me the cim de-.is ttion of the \qor it and .f« tin of cloud and tlie generation of rain. [See. a '- so Journal of the Franklin Institute lor Sep tember and October, 1833, and for January February ami March, subsequent, 1830.] Fifth,— l have sbawn aim in the volumes quoted above, that the air moves inwards on all sides towards the centre of the space m region where a great rain is fading, and of course upwards, after it comes in under the cloud, which is so much lighter titan the surrounding air ; at least, that i? does so in all storms winch have been investigated, which now amount to sixteen, besides sev eral tornadoes, mall of wlvch the trees were thrown w ith their tops inwards. From the principles here established by experiment, and afterwards confirmed by observation, it follows, that it a large body of air is made to ascend in a column, a large cloud will be generated, and that the cloud will contain in itself a «elf sustaining power, which may move troni the place over which it was formed, and cause the air over which U pastes to rise u | itoo >t.and thus form in ore cloud and rain until »h*> rain may become general; for inanvtstnrtns which commence in .1.. w«.., t.„i; u 0,..0.y "irmiv. are known to move from the place of beginning several thousand miles widening out ar.d increas ing in size, until they become many bun dred miles wide. [See Kedlield and Retd, and the Reports of Joint Committee ] If these principles are just, it w II follow, when the air is in a favorable state that the bursting out of a volcano ought to produce rain and such is known to be the fact; and I have abundant documents iu my possession to prove it. .So under very favorable circumstances the bursting out of great fires ought to pro duce rain; and l have many tacts in my possession rendering it highly probable, if net certain, tint great rains have sometime:, bci r, produced by great tires. It is i gen«“ra! opinion in par's ot' the country where great fires frequently take place those fires produce ram. Now this opinion could hardly have otiginated with out some circumstances besides mere coin cidence attending them, such as related in the following account. Mr. Dnbrezhoftet a missionary to Paraguay, speaking <rt ~.e tall t r ass and bulrushes on ft re, says --“l »ry 3 i,: nave seen (floods and lightning pro duced from the smoke, as it is dying otl like a whirlwind ; so that the ludinns are not tr. blame for s tire to the plains in order to prod .ee nnn, they having h »t,.t that the thicker smoke turns into clouds which : Tr forth water.”-—(Account of the Abib ’ : r.rs, vohtu ' 3d. page 150.) fir. Lap rtf Lousianna, informed Dr. S Calhoun of this city, “that conflagra tion of the long grass in the prairies ot that State covers every tiling with its cinders lor miles around, and that rain follows itshort ly, according to immemorial observation in that co intry.” "V r rv extensive fires in Noval Scotia, in the woods are so generally followed by he.t w floods of rain, that there is some reason i, believe that the enormous pillars ofsmol.e nave some share in producing them. ('dag. Ni', II st. for Dee. 18.>5.) The bad philosophy of supposing that smoke was turned into cloud and pro luced mi does no! weaken the evidence ot the ; lain fact. If the principle is correct, that cl”lids are or-md by up moving columns of air, we -h ! xnect to find, in favorable states of die air, that clouds would form over large nines a.id manufacturing towns where much ■ •! is burnt; and so we find it to be. t,\tr mt oi'a lettm to me from Benjamin •’ it ,;ias of Philadeiphta—‘-In the course of r winter while in England, I visited Man ■ ..ter four or five times, and on each d<y rained. Several of the inhabitants assur ed me that it rains in Manchester inoie or !. as every Jay in the year.” Ex.net from Ed. Mammatt’s Collection 'acts concerning Aslioy Coal Field, 4to , London, 18*6. “Wae i file air is apparently stagnant in the vu.lt • of the Tnamea and surrounding country, a strong current is found to set in cm everv, side ot i,onoen, along the streets loading from tiie country, in the morning This current is uo noubt occasioned by tlie rarefaction in the mgii chimneys, over so many thousand fires just kindled, and must be the cause of the introduction of tresh air to an im oense extent, which would not otherwise flow. This rarefaction produces claer pmuoinena, among which,when the atmosphere is m aiigiit state and clouds an passing at a height which does not allow them to condense and fall in ram, these ac cumulate in passing over London, and erth- reraainaa a deitse fog, or drop in small ra to lay long, xraiceiy free: tie coon ) ry at a li”ie mi' ::< • aving very littir i ram ’ I , t,p bad philosophy of supfos ng the air so light on trie these cccasii ns ;-s to let the J chi cr. passirj sink do*u in it <wr Lmi- . and n. dee-- » miaiiti. It the oideece o. the - r’neiwat art. F it. t' c rr< mrrkable f.. t- ak ne 4t! .nk It wi.l 'ehi l now '* Iped that ti er ,s st tile eornection het*vf en "real li.ts and i.us oti;,-r ti an mere • rini ul -nee. even a that connection rent line,l a mys*< ry. Ili.inboldt a knowli ftre i this in 1 1. 1 « use o: volfotio s v Pen lie speaks ol'tii ■ tny- N-i: '. .s conn x >« -i between Vulcan--es r. ,: ism ■i o says ji when a volcano huvs's t-nt in So-i'h * r- <■ ,a in a drv se.,soi , it somethin* -h.U'ge- it to atai'iv on*-. But now wiicn it is demonstrated by t':e most and» eisive »v --i .•nee tis experiment that a.r n ascendins • to ti;s’ titmnsj here m a cidutt.R. as it most do over a great fit”, will tool by riinnshed pressure. so much that if will bejin ton n dei-,<re its r into i lot.ti assqnn as ii siial rise about -»s tuanv bundrttl yards as the temperature oftlie air is aiiove the dewpoint isiiieurrfs nfFahrenh it, it atmmr.ts to a - verv high probability that great fires have sometimes pro-lured rain. That . real ftr< s and ever volcanoes should n”t always pro <*'j! ” rain is •nan'dest from the circtunsiance tint as thev break out jccidentally. they m,av ■ oinetio es occur w'.en the state ot the atmosphere :S unfavorable, and even adverse t o rab’. Fi. - ** if they should break out when there s a current of air, either nearthesur fae.- of the earth or at a considerable dis tance above, of some strength, the u > mov ing column would be sweet uv it, out of the perpendicular, before aelnnd of great den sity co’dd ;e fortned. and thus rain would b” preventi and. c’econtl, thev iriight break out wren the dewpoint was ten'ow to pr< dree ram at all. and third, thete may somet.mes be an up per stratum of air, c ontaining so much cal oric fl at its specific levity would prevent the npmoving column from rising into it far enou n h to cause rain. These three things t conceive ar- the only circumstances which prevent gitat fires from t roducing rain -t all tirr.es v. I e they occur. TANARUS! e firs! two ran be asrei ain ed without much tl fificulty by means f>l small balloon'- and flu- •- w point the last in tlie present stab 1 ‘ ' i’ < • ra* re ‘ always be known, and a failure on t .at ccm: >t must fie r.s’.i■ 1 -v ’ ■ > > rerinier.t- r i his risk I am w-i'tni.* *’ r-tr, if * c'i--rsss or tii” Slat" Lego!, tor wi’.l pr msc asu ;,ci er.t reward in rim ot su c «>•. It ha iihjecied to inv nrc.jeet that I propose too mud. and that it is utterly absurd to expect to make rain in tme >1 drought when there is such t ra, city of va por in the air. *Sv'W lh- rejection is founded on an en ti:. i.'-.i.te-.i r ot tin fact kes-g trftm a want of do*- consideration For here is pen(~ttll>i mor” vnr-Mir in the time of sum ■ nier drourht ttian at any other time, ass know hy experiments ( on-t 'iitly made al most evrrv <!av for these H=t ten years; and tiiis ;« r ( a... • .Me in ttn It. lor the v.ioonr is rising into the airandiro reasir.j every day of drv weather, preparing for a ther rain. A quiet state of the atmov ! t” « aso more likely to f-erttr, to erea- 1 e l?s. iri time of drongh'.s tlian at a; ■ other time, for iirnri' dtatelv after rains !,( >e a> e sure to L« cross currents ol air, pro bice I by the inward moti .ti of the ;,ii at t e lu-.v r part of the cl find, and an outward motion in the ; pper part winch require some titrie ;ilt• r fli” tan to come to rest. If i have succeeded in showing that there s the least prmind tn hope that m attempt in s-rodnc' rain, miulit sometimes succeed it Milt r favorable circun.stances, and tiiat those fi vorah’e circun statirrs aie nvre like ly to occur in time of drought than at any thf-r time, then it follows tint tlie cxperi tnent is a highly iat' resting one, ami ought to he i mediately tried. If it should fie successful, oho rin tell the mighty results which may follow in its train. I have many masons and so- s which in 1. cr me to believe that if a very large c loud is once generated, the r-i.iw.il become generd, or at least *•-pre-id ov». adeevtei t of territory : and who can tell, t pri >ri. that ■ his will not be the ease, when it i< now known that an in n>se «te,im : oner is let loose in ihe- IV • . .tion of such a cloud, a power whieh mo bo ealculat- I wi'h as much arcuraev .>•< that of the steam . r.g.n itself, arid in v ot on the same | rineiplcs. (icutli in-:. lime made th.-.r puts on this project,and had their laugh and I am snr ry to sen by letters whicli I have received tiiat ntv trien Is and relations at a d-s anre are much t'oubli'd at the se innocent laughs; but let hem h” consoled , I l ave laughed too. well k.lowing that those who laughed the most h artiiv would be the mo-:? willing to enrnura < tiie e- eriinrrt as soon as they discovered ti.ey had nothin" to laugh at. , As > pr a.if -it ! vts ri-?ht in 'hi - ai-t.e pa j ti« . I mabe ; ermit'e i to si. that I have I la'e'y r v- * y letter from a liiglily (liitin i rg- bt and meir.ber if tir A.tier-can I gisla | t -vlr I;." :!i‘ 1 - s [;• artfv as cn'j <ne i ’. It -n mv petiti. a •».. t pr: sent, cl there, con tairbig n-.any kind expressions a:nl pro mis : ing me by v of am* tdsfi r his levity, ‘-to j avail himr-cli of tlie earliest opportunity of being better informed on tlie subject of my new philosophy.” Sueli conduct as this is all I want; I fear not the strictest scruti ny. If T s’ ould be encouraged to go on with tlie experiment, I mean to have a large mass ! of combustibles prepared ready for use, and I when i hav” found all ti e circumstances J ra rg. , ed before, t ,vocable in a time of 1 and: etgi t I would set fire to the circtimfer- J rnre in vnri- 'is places at 0.-ice. Soon at t> r the fire •i ■ m nei-s I will expect to Sic rlr.r.ds begin to form, about as many hun.'lrei! yards high as the temperature of j the air is above the dew point in degrees of Fahrenheit. I will expect to see this iloiu! I rapidly increase n size—if its top is not ! swep? off by a current of air at a consider 1 aide distance above the earth— until it be ; comes so lofty as to rain. I shall expect ! the cloud to mike eastwardly, increasing j in wr!*b as i' advances, and the next day ' I shall expect the i. cion to the south of ' where the ram fell, to be visited by rain, for ; ar- .ison explained in toy writings, j Bn* it js m vain to anticipate all the re sult.-, which w-!i follow, for nothing but the expstime, t itself rati dr; ron- trate them. Ifthe expeiimentsts when repeatedly tried should fail it would be in vain for i-” to say l would rot be mortified, but will no? incur any <?ii grace—-unless it is disgracetnl to desire to sec a great experiment made 1 wl-ieii aii tlie knowledge we have on the 'subject, in *he present state of reur.ee,; : leads us to hope will be crowned with sue- j ' ee^s. T l ave made this very briefihough n- ees. sardv irn; rieet statement of mv reus ns foi v. ,ii!.-.g to see the experiment tr-ed. winch cal alone decide the q i-stion, to comply with the earnest and repeated sol icitationft of my friends ; I will now in 1 (conclusion say a word for myself. The present state of th-science of Met eo rolojy renders ntughly Importaatfo know j in what direction s»rd with what vtlocitj Mil: me, rains travel oveV ibe suiface of tne earth. \V,,ai is their shape—round or oblong —and it otilong, in what direction their transverse dram -t- r lies and whether tlmy move me t>*rt most or obliquely.— Now I leqiisi pr, !< n< o tliiurpl ml It.e L'l ite.l >ta’e-.. whu feel interested in lb s subject, to l.etp a iourn and ol all raius. tr :n ti,*- iiegioning ol dune till the end *d .8. |?. inl.cr; noting tireir ► "ginmngs aud endings, iL-c- tr.u*- end ilueeiion ol tiie wi.ids a»d..lso of tlie clouds, and send the a'a'niiiils. j jiuhlisiii-d in some t aper] as ear ly t;» Ocmiier :.s coiiveiiu tit, to VVdh.un i! itmlton hsq Actuals ot the J rankiin Institute. Philadelphia. Fiuallv, if any geutb-ia.iu intends to clear fruiu tw-ity of liftv acres ot woodland this sji.riC, or *.u!y n the summer, in if • w» stei ti ir Dorth-w* stern parts ot f’etiiisy’v;i" a, will lw please to in fo: hi me of the fact as soon as couveni i ent. Journals of the weather also for the 16th 17t!i and 1 i~sh of March, 18. in va rious [>.,its of Virginir arid North Carolina ar in ii lies-r- and; and it gentlemen ran e ven n-il m how the trees are thrown down indicating the direction oi tiie wind, the ii to. m ition will he highly valuable, and sliout t n u ! e -v‘tliheld if nothing is known or recollected. I am gentlemen, yours tes>'e<-tfullv, JAMES P ESPV. Philadelphia, Apnl 2d. 1939. A rOUPLE OF STRAV LEAVFS. Leaf the first. Sir months after maniane. ••Well tnv dear, will vou go to the partv to-night } you know wc have a very pohte invitation.’ “Why, tnv love, just ns you please ; vou know I ala ays wish to consult your ph-a sut • ’ ••Well then Harriet, suppose we go; that is if vou are petfeetlv w illing ; now don’t sav yes, because 1 do. for you know that where you are, there I s:n perfectly hap py ’ “Whv, my love, you would enjoy your s* l tli*-, e | .am sure, nod whenever you are happy. I shall he. of course. What dress shall Iw* ar, W iliam—my white satin with blonde, or my levantine or my white lace, von »ln iv, linow belt r than 1 about »uch tilings.’ • Harriet, dearest, vou look beautiful in rn thing, now take your own choice to nig'u—but I ll.iui. you l.iok very well inthe white satin.’ “There, William, dear, I knew you would think tust as I did—oh! how happy we shall bn thoi e to-night; at d• ou must I r nn*se not to leave me for it Cit’fflvat.fvrl a.,..i so s:tu i. you uo. f.e re thee rfeatest, leave thee ? \o : hty von if.' star l swear ! ‘ Oh William, dearest, liow beautiful that is, you are always learning poeity to make me happy.” ‘• And Harriet, would 1 not do anything ir ti e world to civ vou one moment’s hap iness ? ()h, vou are so very, very dear to m”, it seems at times almost too much happiness to last.’ “Oil, do not say so, dearest, it will last —and we shall see many years even ttaopt er tii in tiiis, for will not Inv • be stronger, ami deeper, everv ypar; and now dearest, i wi t he back in one moment, and then we will go.’ •There, she has gone bright and beau tiful creature she. is- Uh ’ how ii serable I shall he without her ; s:i • has indeed east a strong spell around mv heart, and one :li it never, no never can be broken ; she is the on’y star of my cxi ten e, guided on to virtue art! happiness, and tan I ever hive her less than now can ( ever desert ? ran I speak ol her iu less tii n terms ol praise Oh. no, it is imposilde- she is :oo good, too pure -ha tpy, hippy min tu.il I am.’ LEAF THE SECOND. - SIX YEARS M’TKR MARRIAGE ‘.Mvdeuf, 1 will thank you to pas3 the sugar, v ,u didn’t give tne hut one lump.’ •Well, Mr. Snooks. I declare you use sugar enough in your t a to sweeten a hogs iie’.nl ol vinegar. James keep your fingers cut ot these, eel meats ; Susan keep still bawl ing r 1 dci hire i? is enough to set one dis tracted- -there, take iliat you lilt!” wretch ’ ‘Whv, Harriet, what has tlr • child !o:ie ’ I declare you are too hasty. *J w h, Mr. Snooks, you’d mind your own business, you’re a! ways meddling with whet don’t concern you.’ •Well, Mrs. Snooks, I wan? to know who has n better right, it I have not -you’re al ii ays fretting a id fumi’ig about nothing, ’ • Fa, 1 uoinas is te tring your newspapers all u-i ’ ‘Thomas come here --bow dare you a , buse inv papers?-- 11l teach yt U :-a tear it ! again- -th' ie, how does that feel—-now I go ’<> Led !’ •Mr Snoeks. you horrid wretch, how 1 can vonstri! c a child ot mine iu tiiat way ? Come here. Thor as, poor fallow— did he get hurt---ncvrr mind- -here's a lump of sugar —th'TC. thati a good hoy. •Mrs. Snot,: .. let me tell yon.you will spoil the children: yo t Kr.aw I never interfere when j nil see fit to punish a chiid—it’s strange that a woman can never do anythin g rig fit.’ Never do any thing right? faith, Mr. Snooks, it nobody did any thing right in tiiis house but yourself, I wonder what would heroine of us.’ •Let metellyou, ma’am, and I’ll bear it ' no longer, vou are as snappish and surly as , -- she dog---and if there is a div' ree to ; be had in tiie land. I’ll have it ; you would i wear out the patience ot a Job.’ | "O dear, how mat’ tlie poor man is ; well, | good night my dear—pleasant dreams.’ j ‘There, she's gone Thank heaven, I’m i alone once more. Oh unhappy man that 1 am. to be chained down to such a crea tore---she is the vety e-sence ot ugliness cross anti peevish. Os: ! that I could once | more he a bachelor ; curse the dty that 1 i ever saw the likeness of her.---Yes, I wiil ! get i divorce, 1 can’t live with her any lon t'er, it is utterly impossible.’ F'om thi reterslvrp ( Ft. ) Constellation. THE OLD BATCHELOR’S REGIS TER. At sixteen venrs, incipient palpitat ons are manifested towards young ladies. 17. Blushing and confusion occur in conversing w ; th them. 19. Confidence in conversing with them is much increased. Id. Is angry if treated by *'-em as a boy CO. Betraxs great consciousness of his o n ; harms and manliness. 21 A looking glass heromes.indispensa ble in t.r* room 22 tnsufiVr ible pnpyism exhibited. 2’t. Trunks no woman got and enough for him 24 Is canght unawares by the snares of Cupid. 25. Tiie conne -tiotr broken off, from self conceit on his part. 2t. Conducts himself w ith airs of supe riority toward her. 27. Fays hty axKreaaes to another trfy not without hope of mortifying the first. i 28- L mortified and frantic at being re- I fused. 29. Rails against the fair srx in general. GO. Seeuis ti.nrose mid out of humor in all conversations on matrimony. 31. Contemplates matrimony more under the influence ul intere't than formerly. 32. Begins to consider personal beauty in a wisp not so indispensable as formerly. 33 Still retains a high opinion of his at tractions as a husband. 34. Consequently has no idea hut he may still marry a chicken. 35. Falls deeply and violently in love with one of seventeen. 36- Au dernier desespoir another refusal. 37. Indulges now io every kind of dis sipation. 33 Shuns the best part of the !>ma’;e sex. 39. Suffers much remorse and mortifi cation in so doing -40 A fresh budding of matrimonial ideas, but no spiin? shoot*. 41. A nice voting widow perplexes him. 42. Ventures to address her with mixed sens litons of love and interest. 43. Interest prevails, which causes much cautious reflections. 44 The widow jilts him, being as cau tions ns himself. 45. Becomes every day more averse to th” fair sex. 46. Gouty an I nervous symptoms begin ?o ap; ear. 47 b ears what may become of him, when old and lfsium. Thinks living alone iiksome. 49. Resolves to have a prudent young woman a ousekeeper and companion 59. A nervous affection about him, and frequent attacks of the jour. 5?. Much pleased with his new house keeper as nurse 52. Begins to feel soma attachment to her. £3. His pride revolts at the idea of mar rying her. 54. Is in great distress hew to art. 55. Is completely under her influence, an I verv miserable. 56. Many painful thoughts about parting with her. 57. She refuses to live any longer with him sono. s a . Gouty, nervous and billions to excess. 59. Feels very ill. Rends for h-r ?o his bed side and intends espousing her. 60. Grows rapidly warse, has bis will made in her favor, and makes exist. A friend has handed ns the Sandwich Is brnl Gazette, published yl Uouolula, Oa hu, from which we r,tr;tci the following. If we mUtake not, the Editor offers better food for the appetite than For the mind, and perhaps this is the reason he gets so well paid for his services. The Sand wich Islanders must be good paying sub scribers to enable the editor to regale his patrons on such substantial viands. We should like to follow his example, and would do so, if our patrons would imitate the excellent one of the Sandwichem. Southern Post. THE EDITOR AT HOME. On Tuesday next at eleven o’clock A. M. the editor wiil be happy to meet the pat rons of the Gazette, one and all, at a socia ble deji uner a lafnrchette at the new prin ting office, Oahuetia Cottage. The table will be frugally hut solidly spread, not with types and blank paper as usual, but with wholesome sandwirhrs, turkev, salad, and other equally digestible viands. It will not be expected that the ontv fluids to be absorbed, will bs the ink and lve of the printer, but aucontraire, elar ret, coffee, and cold water,—[for those who prefer it.] The printer has kindly agreed to put on his Sunday's best on this must in teresting occasion, and tne grim devils are to dance attendance to our guests. It will afford us grpat pleasure to see all our sub cribing corresponding, and adver tising patrons; and to those oftlie communi ty who have only good wishes for tis, shall nieft. if they will come with a hearty wel come. The masters and officers of vessels in port, to whom we are continually in debt for useful and interesting maritime news, will we trust honor us by nibbling a crum of our biscuit and cheese. Having searched all 'he historical narra tions in our small library, we have come to the conviction, that,-—since the days of Cad mus,—never was a breakfast before offered by an editor in his celland we shall per haps have the credit of originality in this cave, yet we beg to say that we are more prompted by feelings of gratitude than of oddity ; for gratitude prompts us to feed those who have fed us!—-It is our patrons who spread our f’rug; I board daily, it is we who invite them to participate in our fare. Anecdote cf Mr. Madison. — When the debates upon the adoption of the federal constitution were occupying the attention of our patriot fathers, and when wisdom like a daily visitant hovered over the hall where genius and virtue breathed fire into the heart of the sages who were there assembled, Air. Madison wished to speak but was al most afraid from hi* physical debility to make the attempt. However he begged a gentleman who was setting near him to pull him by the coat when he perceived that he was becoming exhausted. Mr. Madison arose and opened his speech —his voice was feeh'e at first—it hecarne stronger as he progressed-—passage „fter passage of brilliant illuminating thought came from his almost inspired lips; every point of the t reat subject he touched, he left for nv’ii of *ll future times to look upon as if he had thrown the clouds from the s rnmit of the hills -he went on, and ran rinded • "Why. said he as he sunk back exhausted in his. chair, ‘whv did you not tutll me when you saw me going on as I did?" •I would rather have laid my finger upon the lightning,’ was the reply. UP TO ANY THING A good anecdote is told of the Rev. J. L. V, earns tiiat eloquent biographer of Wash ington. It is not only known that Mr. Weems wrote hooks, but that he peddled them a'so. In one of his excursions of this nature, lie accidently fell in with a pair of young people who were about to get married. Mr Weems having made himself known was immediately appliedto, to perform the ceremony of uniting them in wedlock. After this important matter had been settled, the idea very naturally suggeste 1 itself to some of the. company tha. a fiance would be very prop, ron the, occasion. Mr. Weems haii no objection; and tb*e only difficul’y appeared to render the proposal imprai ti* i ble, was, that they had no fiddler. It wis whispered that the difficulty could be avoided. Accordingly, a curtain was suspended from the ceiling, extended from one side of the room to the other, and presently behind it was heard the thumbing and tuning of a violin, an 1 soon after the merry dance began All things went gaily and merrily on or ’a while, Dot sudueuly the clrt in > / was torn loose, when !o! who should th company behold but the Rev. J. L«Weems, fiddling away a* if lor poor dear life itself, but really for theamuseinenr of the darn ers. It is certainly a happy faculty to be able to turn one's head to any thing. Mr. M eems was one of the uir st eloquent preachers of his lime—one the chastest writcrs--an Lo«” t pedlar—a first rate fiddler; and above alia good man .-—JJa’timr re. Sun. From the <l>nrotJ Freeman. A SHORT SERMON FUR FARMERS. BV A LV V MAX'. "Hi* that tilh th his bud shall be satisfied with bread.” “lie al-n that is slothful in his work, is brother to him that is a gr”.;: wist«r.” [Proverbs. Industry is required in every avocation of life, but in none is it more absolutely ’necessary than iu fanning. The mechanic 1 can pmstie his business in a stormy day, and tiie professional man his stuiii”s by night, but farmers, to use common phrase, must ‘make hay wiiile the sin shines; that is, they are dependent upon th* stat of the weather, and ether eficumstances beyond human control inu h move than any class, and therefore from the very nature of tii*»ir employment arc required to be dili gentlv active—early risers and workers. By J such, the promise of the wise man has always j been realized—thev have never failed to ‘be ‘satisfied with bread.’ The Ytstory of the world shows that there has been at ah times and in all lands less suffering from want among them who till ti ;■ earth, than among those who follow any other occupa tion. And it is aFo equally true that far mer' h ive not the opnorttuii y to glow, s id rfenly or exceedingly rich, which are often times a Horded to those enpaged in other petsuits. The promise simply ol being satis fied with bread, was not the extent of the inducement hel I out by Solomon to industry The result of industry is to accumulate o cteate-- abundance. If any lazy, idle f. Tow doubt this, let him make the expernmat. There art such men even amort .’ farmeis -- men who are ‘slothful in their work,’ or perhaps do not work at all : every body knows that such an one is as tiie text truly ‘•ay*, ‘brother to him that is a great waiter.’ Idleness brings about the same results ns improvidence; the slothful a.id tiie spew; thrift come to the same end—walnt. The pi. ture of a slothful firmer is th. most melancholy picture in tlie world, no doubt w.as oftentimes met wiih in Kc Solomon’s time, as he pretty j 1 inly inti mates. Did yon ever sec such a picture, dear reader ? If not, lot me introduce you to -Jo Dozy of Sleepy Hollow. Jo never plants till every or.e else is ready to hoe, and puts off hayi g till the fall rains render a oart Os bis crop fit for BC!fci"g fiat liner. His potatoes are left la : groin--: till he has to use the crow bur cr pickax: instead of the hoe to' dig them, and the blue jay harvests his corn on halves. Nine o’clock generally sees his cows ii the’ pasture ami his milking is done I y moon light. In a word all his farm; operations denotes the sluggard ; his catth ids tools, ail testi’v to the same end So far as his worldly circumstances are concerned, he is emphatically ‘brotliei to him that is a great waster.’ Such a man c umnt he '.id to till the land, and mo t certainly will not be satisfied with bread’-- at least, not in the sense oftlie text. He may crawl along in the world after a fashion, but depend upon it he will live and die poor, for such is almost universally the fate of the ‘afternoon farmer ’ •A NEW SUN!’ ‘There is something new under the S' n.’ It seems that a French Chem s: is deter mined to rival the Sun itself. What will uc hear of next ; Anew moon to be sure; but will it be made of green chef se -or oxyge. . We -an't say indeed. .Can you ? SonsTiTitTK for the St N- -The newly invented light of M. Gaudin, on whicli experiments were recently made at Paris, is an improved modification of the well known invention of Leitit. Drummond. While Drummond pours a stream of oxygen gas, through spirits of wine, upon unslacked lime, G 'udin makes use of a more etheriid kind of oxygen, which he conducts through essence of turpentine. The Drummond light is fifteen times stronger than that of burning gas: the Gaudin light, as we are assured by the inventor, is smng as the sun, er thir ty thousand times stronger than gas, and.of course ten times more than Drummond’s. The method by which Mr. Gaudin proposes to turn the new invention to me is singtilarly striking. He proposes to erect in the Island of Neuf. in the middle ot the Seine nod centre of Taris, a light house, five luim’icd feet high, in which is to lie placed a light from i hundred thousand to a million of g--v< pipes strong, the, power to be varied ns she nights are dark or light. Paris nil! thus enjoy a sort of perpetual day, and as soon ns the sun of the Heaven is set, the sun of the Point Neuf will nse.—Mechanics Mag azine. H'ted Prairies of T>ras.— -We find in the Houston Telegraph a brie) account of some very singular prairies found in Tex as, in the counties of Milan and Robertson. These prairies, unlike most of those w* ith are found tn other sections of the country, are covered with a dense growth of weeds, instead ofgrass. These w« eds are generally ten or fifteen feet high, and so dense tiiat they are almost impenetrable to man or horse. They resemble in some respects, the cane-brakes of the Mississippi. 'The settlers of those countries consider those ■Weed Prairies’ tlie most valuable portions of the country The soil is generally of a light mulatto color, and remarkably tertile. In order to prepare this soil for Cultivation, the planters have only to beat down the weeds, and then by applying fire and burning them over, the soil is left in a condition to receive the seed, being almost as loose and fri - ble as a bed of ashes. The mode of planting- these prairies is truly primitiie. The plough is seldom used, but instead of it, the setters use a large spiked roller, generally formed of a log, wih harrow teeth, set at intervals, so as to orm rows of shallow holes, when dragged over the ground , into these hob s tlie corn is dropped, and then covered with a slight layer of earth, which is generally kicked upon it! The seed thus carelessly planted, soon throws up stout, rank blades of coin, which lequire no farther attention, until harvest, except one trifling hoeing. The crop of corn thus raised, generally yields forty bushels to tho acre. The Biter Jiit.--\ nobb lord a short tune ago applied to a pawnbroker to lend him one thousand guineas on his wife jew els, for which he had paid four thousand. ‘Take the articles to pieces,’ said his lord ship, ‘number the stones, and put false ones in their place. My lady will not distinguish them.’ ‘You are too late, my lord ’ said the pawnbroker, ‘your lady has stolen a march upon you. These stones are false I bought the diamonds cf her ladyship a twelve month ago. FOR THR MIREOtt. MOONSHINE. A ia»VS TALK, rm.XDED I.N TECK FACTS- Bcrttg an extract fro u th' rluloLtograjdty ‘1 ARC us Alruljus ({UIDIJ, X. L. “ J ui the Moon. •By th*? margin of fair Zurich’s w;;t erg •* Thus singing, 1 put j atly to the tuts, w ith a htaii as light as the la.r mcou-litaius which g .ily, brightly, brilliantly ai.d giauiy glanced over tlie diamond like aud spnikliu" dew of Heaven! (’1 here, is not that a hrih liant sentence to b.-gin with ! Almost < q t “j to the learned geuilcniun lioui TANARUS,..,. \ G ally 1 went unity w„y, singing siiauhes of my favorite scng— uiit only my lavorito but Mary’s. Ever aud anon, I panged to gaze upon the maiden moon ; or, to catch the sound ot Chattahoochee's tailing waters as borne upon the vernal breeze their luiihm cadence fell upon the ear. I bad shut up the stor , balanced n-.v cash account, put the hooks in their proper pi cts, made all right; and, n*w, tiee as th” mountain air, and blithe as a good stout be -n of “Mountain D< w” could make me. ] Kas wending my way, “soli'ary and alone,” t o _ wards the summit of "Possum h’uig, /” Gentle reader, mine is a sensitive Lent a heart ot w ax, fur mi it, ali things, “or hr gl • orbe.iutitul,” are sure ’o u al e impevsio. * G’entie reader, l even !, Marcus Ai re iua Qui !tl. am a l net .’ a .fi ■ was in !o> ,• 1 1' uat ail wondem! tit t ‘ w a mining lone,' Mi the sully ii: i;:,’ *ly the light c f th • moon,’ and c.u tl. 'tiinn.i: oi I'arn: :-u . t 1 soy. i.s it at ah asiunh hn • 'b t L should gi’ c w to the seducing iufm. caec-' ol moons. n», and that mv I r...i short and yit- el to the ‘tniue i ot ad earthy ihiugs, a poet’s vai . imagining* )’ 1 c ord think so ! G. r:t!e reader. I, that is no, your hnrath; servant, am aiLht h inclsorne \.ic.tii-- ;. , tl . ■tl Adonis—(June a lady’s man— ‘sich a pretty fellow !’—Aud on this eventful night 1 tui Quidd ! And nv dress, c-1. ’tv, . ; 3 beautiful’ l wore my best cr,;t. a be antil'ul black truck, the skitt-- cf which alter ti e prevailing fashion, were nic t tie pintiy short. The: ■ I had ; most delude t % u ”»*h «• L■' I ‘ -f‘ t.t < pdvator : AS] lend; I black cravat, shirt collar upside down, a h A; a. , . Hi,; ; • ;n;.:r a-us c.f spotless "hit.. I hen my hair, curled ala Hiatus, was highly pc’ turn*««, ?}•:■'. n.v no-c, nv 1 r s . ii.toUiut ■•••} c urltd up, as it unwilling to !o-" me .snuff of th" dviicuu* to j e de Mii’e FUu ». G*. rule rt adcr, t’.e ladies wid *,ay t <.-?i:id,c is a p r’.ce.t <’>c c. a man! Gruff reader, the me n will s,.v that Cr ,■ j is a perfect specimen of the pi.m pvt; > % ; I or ;hc opinions ot the liuiie . 1 er.t, "\ m i 'l*l Clli?; re found r. tv* ct; bn :k, -, r v* ;f,r.;• ’• -r«i - ed, to meet the i.i: idol ot ay :.*!•< *•, >••, vv..!i stately t.enc! ;. u h> *1 c.ert, (utl r. : c I:: ed b:u Lw r ; tin licet <• ~ ! v t; r n s y<, t! at is the fni yuert Ic.v d.:l I t:'. I the I e ights of u ridge! J.y t*,ir ct. t; kit' the ren’t.s c ts.* ! \ f;om r y •»: tm ’, r :• rioting thvot ghtlv t y.-iun. t s!ds ts ;u -- a ?;n . ion ! iQ'iere. Where rrc •! * v ') Rome wise old fellow, I th;t!, it is AU r cromhie, asseits. as.ti ; itves, ten, tl «t mi, g ioatre n nft-timeH is so powerful tliit nr.r dreams sc-cm realities, audit is difficult to cot vinreus that they are otherwise Siwh must have been the case with rr'i til’s awful night. Mrfhc.ugl ttl t i ).• I reached the riansion ot cry Mary; h*r hat.d hid beer: grasped by mire : • 1 «• bad returned the squeeze ; l was list* r a » to 'her soft mistral vc,i e. nr and the e ad sdv ■ ty tor i a wee urging in mymtsi Oh! Irv -wiftly old t me flew by; hours spetc.tr- but u.n- H!< rit' ; 1 corld liare Id* and in the !i;! 'o 1 !i r sin;.* for an eternity, without knout: ; tha; .t clay had passed ! (Aim that last sentence pretty A \\ e were in the garden—Lord I r.' hew we got there! Rich flowers ol eve ; > chft e at ri hue shed their sofi fr-igr.-rc** 1 ' and o j air. I,liveliest rfi''s hlitsheei aroiiii' ..' I j tlteir beaiitv r.’as en’tar:ced hy the hi i' • elrot s wti'rh. rli: pirg to everv fleiief.r*- :• ’, j glittered in the melon ’.a s, the t y • nme.'l Limps ■ ff; ■ v Irtui ! j (I'nttwe e v three !’s ' ■ re, Mr. T : ’ rr I j y ' : ■ Jove !—could 1 itsixt, and I .. ; ■ ■ ? j I; •••• ar. irr-'.-e fs'Me. ! CuTitlv I plucked a lovely rose, rr.'' "u''y ;I; re r’-nted it to Mf.ry -n tel.e nos n.v '■■!'■ c- J lion, f? ho Idttshed, f!:” ii-ceivcel it. f •;:*• I iye b'anied on tne full of five, the !‘r | a'as, ti.at 0:5.”t Wes lit * ! Ne w t! 1 rgl.t 2. i mv lime, now. if 1 press tr:y suit s a i: : e. I Lr.e befoie her, and as i kiidt. I ti .ght a cold chill pierced n v l»fi*-<’s t j a i:,..e y! f 'h! th -n. how serve mly 1j * tt?< I j 1 1 - 1 1 !i 'nv kve before that guttle ti a.< •t . Yct.n: ctij :i aided me with »•!••.,qnenre aft IT if . .as:. ; fi. a;’* fr.d dai:s. 1 1 ufuh r;n I r '.'"of, ia i v and de jail ! Lord, how i ?1: : ?;? ! into her face, 1 re i it there,--- i e>■ ti turned! Th«‘*‘, extacy and tr.i ,v !oi:; I hi use f* c rr, he gronml and f. i.i j; me j,. my arms, ievptintid on her ro-y iq.g t e first, linger.ng, kiats of Vi c Di! * m * * • • • » j “The D 1!” st.iel I—“ The next th'm't | I knew I dirl’nt know nothinc I”—i ted ' senseless—when I recovered and s'ood erfet, a certain claret colored fluid was streaming Iron, my nasal protuberanre ; it diffused it | self over tare, coat and pantaloons, impart ing to every thitig its own sanguinary hue. J looked, for all the world, just like the pb'V actor man w hen he's stuck in the tragedv.' Iu fancy I had knelt; in earnest I arose, and clasped in my arms n china tree! T.to way my nose bled was a caution to steam boats ! Surely it could be no “gale from Araby the bless’d” which so saluted my y*’ l guine smelb’r. I looked about to ediscove r wheuce it pro'ceded—when, behold, upon my knees Reader, courteous, or not cr nrteotis; gen tleor gruff; lair or ugly ; reader, ot what ever kind or sex you are, provided you but read, what think you I knelt upon l —Guess . for by Jove I can’t tell you. lIA, ha, ha! IIA, ha, ha! ! IIA, v\, ha! ■’ Think not, oh. most noble reader! that it was I, Marcus Aurelius Qutdd, who thus laughed. Oh. no, my laughing »as all 0,1 the other side. But then, ten' the first time, I discover- and Joe Pruden, and Dave, and Ol iver and Frank and all the other boys, grin ning away as though it was all fine fuu.— May be it was for them. They had watched me ; they had witness ed my antics ; they had heard my amatory speeches ; mv compliments to a china tie*. , they were laughing at me ! •The author means Opossum ridge, but his ideas got too high, and he wrote Farnas- SU3-