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IKMII.I 11,10.1 U Visit to .i t.ldy tnrnii'ls, t"
w.j .1 ,ie ojij Inters ol miimJtJcUoti. At
t i a ou.uoerol ludicrous .uul (unu
t .iint.iSW-HHott hh entrance in the
j.i scjCi* ol tiie I.;.iy. lie ill 's proceed*:
• t.n u J...,.ry to trme of a French din
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i, . i ;-‘.i .) _> Vi i convcr-.i in i
• ‘i '■ G. iisi.v i vs, pleased will, the
o,i>. 1 j I- - . >:u.'tna.'-ci of
j , line to n;.' in i.i .1.1 1 in order
to icily i, q;r MUy as i’ iss 1 hastily
t t i a : it ii,lf*i Fn; to s v.dd . v i! us Inis
t.. . il ■ ..ms ! It vms i . not is bum .! »
io i. W'.nt c ial-1 ..I»i Tie l.t Iv's eyes
m fiy-J .1 ;>.» iti ■, waiting a reply to ller
q i istio.i. lv.it or. til.Mi'.i was in litn~. 1
r . le.i the i.'u; i ; oiv>l it : ! t tr an I »hit It
er, locking illv h • 'V >'ti -i !• to side, while
in. eves «uc i in. f iii i.iiy 1 ii ii fixe-1 on
h vv :re sir hue 1 frn.n ii >r** <•>••' < ts. She
ri-j.u' L-1 nty 4i**i n ice:,of th • caiis-l <»{ which
siie vv.is ignorant, r 01l a.i expression of a
in i ’. nil tit i:i 1 sni p ~: ■. at which 1 ‘ •in langll
now, ».ten 1 tl.hik of it.
• -1 l ie 1 ir i«> ill !' at length sli»gently and
in n i ixi ins toil", in quired ; l could Ivor
hi :u >re. My in iiitii was flying with into
lerable pain; sj quickly abandoning the
point i ope i:-l it to tlie u’lnusf, an 1 out
droppe 1 the infernal brand upon iny plate.
\ »• the s|i.; it -st ten leney to s mile, visibly
vn il c l t:v: t'n i nperturable p liiient'.ss of the
I.i |y S.l' soothingly c m -doled 'itlt me
in my imsfort’tue, tiien gradually led
the co iv.irs itio »to a variety of topics, till
exerting the magic influence' that true pulite
n;n al.v lyiexeraises.l beg, to t > forget even
mv own bl mi.i "is. Gralmlly my checks
b true 1 Ins painfully, ai l 1 could join in
th ■ corners ition without the fe.irtlnt every
wild I uttered shire J the fate of the action
1 iitq.npte 1; 1 even Venture.l to hope, nay
tn c »:iorirn 1 .ito myself, that the catalogue
of c i! i nkies vv is completed for the day.
‘Let no ina i call him .elf happy before
tie vh, said Solon ; a id he, wisely. The Ides
of .March was not yet over. Before us
stool a di-Vt ofc itl'iid iwcrs nicely dme in
butter. This 1 naturally enough took
for a custard pud ling, which it sufficiently
resembled. Urilbrfiiu itely any vocabulary
tvas unt y» enough lo embrace
all th' 1 technicalities of the table,, and wlteu
my fair neighbor enquired if I was fond of
sh i jleur. 1 verily took it to lie the French
for custard pudding, and so high was my
panegyric of it that my plate was bountifully
la leu with it. Alas, one single mouthful
was enough to dispel my illusion. Would
to heaven tint the charjfrur lia I vanished
with it, But that remained bodily; and as
I gaze I despandiiigly at the huge mass that
loomed almost as large and bun.i ig as Vex
uvijs, my heart d.e i within me.—AMinmed
to confess my mistake though 1 could as
readily have swallowed an equal quantity of
soft soap; 1 struggled manfully on against
the m uintaiuous heap at its base—and shut
ting my eyes and opening my month to in
hale as large masses as | could without
.stooping to taste it.—but my stomach soon
began, intelligibly enough, to intimate its
intention to admit no m ire of this nauseous
stranger beneath its roof if not even exp 1
ling that which had already gained unwel
c ofia admission.
The seriousness of the task I had nnder
t ikon, an.; .he resolution necessary to exe
cute it had given an earnestness ant! rapidity
to my eversions which appetite would no't
li ive inspired when my plate liav ng some
w h it got over the edge, of the table, upon mv
1 •.•ying forward, tilted up and down slid
the l.'Sgustimr ina into my lap. My hen I
!:• rchtet, unable to ooar so weighty a load
I. nt un 1 i m its turn, and n great propor'
t° '• •* H .v;i; til as v.dely 1 ir.dc.l in my hat.
Til < plate instantly rigid i itself, I raised
t ;* rson ;an l a., I glanced mv eye round
thtr.ht l-‘ and saw t!>at ti r » one had iioticed
i».v disaster, inwardly c ngratnlated tnvsell
that the nauseous deception ua« so In'ppi
).V dt-poscd id. Ii s.dvcd not to be detec
ted; 1 instantly rolled my hand .erciiiet* tu
g 'ther, with ail its vein lining contents, and
whipped ii into mv pi ct.et.
The dinner tabic was at length deserted
fur the dr awing mom, where rnlfee and li
quM-s vyr-re saved round. Meanwhile I
had sought out wh it 1 considered safe Li
ditie place for my hat. heoeath a ci ~ir p,
the dining room, for 1 dare not carry il a
t»y longer i l iny hand : having first thrown
», "i »r«?l of piper into the cnnvn. to hid,
tus can! t! > ver, should anv one chance in
treking : r h:s own hit, to'took info mine.
On my return to the drawing room, 1
chanced ta be again sea e Ibv the lady |’, v
wl> " n 1 Bad v:, t at table. (),. r convvrs.i
t >f) wm • ■ u;n-d a 'we were in the mbl-t
ol an intimated il|se-rsi,. n , when a ho c
epiderwas- cea rnimi-.g up her arm.
Take it o'll'-t ike it off:’ site ejaculated in
terrified •voice.
I was a vs a Trait lof spiders ; so, to avoid
-'5 with .1. ml. I t - ,i. -ii r mv
pocket handkerchief from mv pooler an'd
cli’pj’o I i: at one* upon the miscreant, n|m
was already moil t ng over her templu with
rapid strides.—(i • ions heavens'* 1 irnl
forgotten the c,ni.flower which was now
plastered over h r face like Pln ,,| iet
i>ooliie», f lirlv killing the spider and h|i m |.
iDgan eye of ii,e I , Iv-lcrle streamlets of
s I. fuller g fled down her neck and ho
is m.
“M ujdi-u'’ exel.iime I the astonished fair.
’I" 1 * •’ " r,ls re-echoed from every
person s inmiili,
;tJ;v ;i y„u cutyoar hand-i„ rii ,.done.
l . no .--tin. spider; mousieur is kil-
I«:!2 ! e
‘ W;, '7 1 qs»nnf«ry of entrails!" ejaculate I
223,,*! " sv
■ ' - ■>«.! £ST^r.Tf
' i>‘ moment the accident 0.-cured, I' | a |
incclnnuady riturned my handkerchief
' vum " : '‘ if *' S '' on "‘" ,s rein,aimed.
W rit <• monster mrj3t it have been,’ 0 b-
a. she hen.ed
and VT"" «T’ hei ' ' riK ' l "‘'tUßtion. ‘I
' Kdu '.J sl.onld think he had been li u . „
on cattliflower
At that moment I felt someone touch
tn v an I tumine. 1 a.v mv rn n • • • ,
led comeuth me. * toln i >au ‘ on
‘Look at your pantaWns,' he whispered
('utfzsiit!!?,
mv o ,ce whi,e dress „V ejrw "I’ o * l
th* horrible ex'eiil 3 ‘ “ : " ,C0
„! x iSrl7S“ *;J “
lil-a ,u
like the vegetable, wt *>.h Ird bedaubed and
dripped ‘ow i. ;hi in, till it si a uicti as if i*
wine actually liistuvmg my paotaloont,
Doting irom the spot. 1 spuing to the
phi ae where I had. left my liat, but belo.c
I lotiai re, , h it a sudden storm of wrath
was heard .it the dour.
•Sacred ! bite ! sac r-e V the rain the
first yltaol. bung made to roll Idea watch
man's >.idle. iniiigled with at.oinei epithet
and name th l a.i iingry f rent liuian never
snares, u .c. Ii aid i isdig like a fn-iee leii,| isi
wiihoat <lie d0.05,-- Si.ddeuU tiit te was a
■ ...sc, a nr'- iitig sound, as in oi e swallow
nt' ;r,voluntarily---ami tue slor.n ot wi.Uli
again he,die '.tu wuh redoubled fnrv- I
•i/. 1 I, \ 1..,, ui 1 opened tin: door, and
he whole m e ,u w,.< at once explained ; w e
it .I e\r b:,nc» (1 hats ; and there he stood,
t e sift eau.blow' r giisiu ig down his
c .eels blinding Ills eyes, fi hue I.i- iooU.ll
h i,m is , nios. ear- and whiskers. Nev
er 3 ..I I i.ig .1 that s eieac e. 'jHere he
-too ( a trine, line the Full »-ns, and sloop
m; geiidy l. iw a.d. I is eye lureibly closed,
id: aims dropping out Irotit his body, and
drip iiig i an Siliower ami butter ltoui ivory
1 siat l no longer ; but retaining h:s hat,
I ru-he iI, in tin- | ■ house jump il into a
fiacre, i<d arriv-d -a,-ly home, ll '.irtdy re
solving, tli.it to mv latest iiottr, 1 wool dne
ver iij,;.in deliver a letter <>l mtioduettou.’
A GOOD THING.
Oil! TM.tr MV FKI/VU WOULD TAKI IPAPKR.
“John! Oil, John !-- do you hear!
Rem ,; i neigntmr Liberal's, and ask him if
lie will oblige me l,v the loan of litis
mmtsiog'.-i paper a few moments, just to
look at the ship news and advertise
incirfs.”
“That's just what I said yesterday
morning, dad ly, when 1 went to borrow
rli3 paper, nn.l you know you kept il two
hours, an i he v.a, obliged to scud for
it. - ’
“Well, then, say sometli'mg else to him,
John, do yon hear John? and give my
compliments, John, do you hear?”
" V ‘s. di I ly.” [f. til an l returns.]
“Weil John, have yon got the paper!”
“No. and i I ly, neighbor Liberal is walking
about the room waiting for Mr. Newsmon
ger ro finish rending the Lousiuna Ad
vertiser, or Mr. Lorigwind to drop the
Union; which he has got almost asleep
over.”
“But have not the Argus and Mercantile
Advertiser come ?”
“\ es da.ldv, but Mr. Neithetside is
reading one, and Mr. Bcribelerus is
Inughmg over the funny piece lie told you
he was going to h iv • published in the Mirror,
and 1 blieve he has read it twenty times
over.”
“This is provoking ; wonder \v|jy they
duff lake the papers themselves, and out
be troubling their neighbors.”
“\V by don't you fake the paper dad
«'y?”
"Why—why— if 1 did I never could get
a chance to see it. An impertinent set of
spoungers! go again, John. T here must
be one out of four lib mated, and 1 know
it will give neighbor Liberal pleasure, to
gratify me only fur a moment.”
John goes again and returns,
“Well. John what success/*
"Fan't gel a paper, daddy; Mr. Liberal
Ins got the Meicantile Advertiser from
Mr. Mcribelerim, aad Mr. Doolit ie is
lookiiig over his shoulder while lie reads
it, ami he’ll want it next.”
“ This is beyond all bearing; it is now
seven o'clock, and 1 suppose 1 must wail
till alter dreuklast before 1 can get the
news, and who the deuce [in a voilcnt pas
r j would give a siurarkee to read a
newspaper alter hreaktast. Do you Lear,
John, go again John; and wait 'till one
or the ot.mr of the papers is out of the
hands oi those ii feinal goin athzing no
nojiolizers, am! lie sure to catch it, John,
and Alien toil Mr. Liberal that 1 wi.l
return it instantly—de you hear John ?”
“V is daily. ’ Uxit. Swallow.]
“Uo i.i morning neighbor Lngeiuoos—
anything noo ?”
New! tire a.l faggots, I ha v e sent a
dozen times to Leberal there to request
the loan ‘ his paper, only lor a moment,
a . lie has the tuipiilit.ci.ee to refuse
m
■ R< fuse you !”
“Not exactly refuse me but he permits
such follow s as Longwind, Neitln r>jde,
Sci ilielenis and Newsmon ;er, to pore over
tin in lot hours, not only [tlirtntgh ini.;a ,en
eourn syjdcpih mg himself hut los nt igh
bors 1 1 oni getting eatly intelligence of what
is | assing iii the woi 1(1.”
."My goodness J be they reading ’em
now ?"
“Ves.”’ {siding)
“M<d tlno s abominable! Why don’t
you t Ae a tiew.-papot yourseif?”
u iiy don t you take one/ votj are ; i
wa'.-s inquiring arjet Nous, (s you call
i.”
“Whv 1 did take one, but the j rioter
d.e. i lei.ie it at my house any more, cause
J h;u cd about tiie pice and wood nt pay
him.”
1” ..fs a good reason for the printer,
l i 1 is none for you. [ Enh r J kn] Well,
John, did you .-et ihp paper?”
.so. dadu, just as that Mr. Neiihct
" :, 3 done, in come Air. Dookit
tn.d Mr. .s ,i it and 1 came back?”
'( ill und n.y ill luck ;go hack, do
V " ■ ii ? and as!i 'dr. Liberal il he will
be kii and enough --do yen hear kind
'ion.li to lend me toy in,ilorn paper
»e may have, sir if lie has not one ask hint
to '* 1 yesterday’s paper again, or
tim day lodine; or the day before that,
el last •*.'! iii • ay’s, or. do you hear; an\
ol the I ist ve k's papers, do you hear ?”
“ l fi, daddy ”
‘ ! ii: i d lennined on going right away to
-ni s l ife hr a i eos | :i} *r; I will not be | es
icii il, wnli the trouble of borrowing from
iinacommoi luting neighbors.”
ou arc i. lit, Mr. Kngernoos, the pi in
fers only ax five dollars right down, and
th'n 'mi l ave a whole year to pay t’other
live dollars too, and tin u you e.m dispute
the bi.'f, and they will send the noospaper
three umat.hs al'n r that afoie it is settled---
t ltem toil.s tvhrt brit .s the paper always
throw it where it was taken, never thinking
that tlie suberiber is t.'ane over.”
”11 re comes JOIIII---W .11 John, have you
got the paper ?” “N 1 *, daddy, the neighbors
borrowed ail the old jiapers, and JY*'r.s. Par
rott sent to ret the tm.riling papers as soon
as they were done with.”
‘•The dm e she did—then I may hang up
mv fiddle till sun down, for when she begins
to read ’t,» iron, alpha to omega. Give me
my hat. Joli". Never mind breakfast; Mr.
• v allow, will you accompany me to the
printing office ?’ I will suberibeimmediatelv:
five ...liars, did you say ! I will give twenty
five dmlars before 1 will suffer such imperti
nence. It I If, ,J „ n/ pa/ier j wish j m be
snot.— Louisiana Ai/vertiser.
Steam Frifates.-. Two steam frigates, we
earn, are forthwnh to be built by order of
the Navy Department, one at the New York
and the other at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
SHORT MAXIMS FOR YOUNG MO
'I HEKS.
It is iitipossible lor us to present our
reader* wtui abstracts from many excelleul
public.nions which come immediately un
der our eye. It is sometime since »e have
emu hed our columns with any tiling from
the Monthly Journal, published ai Utica
by Bennett and Bright., and edited by Mrs.
Cumaut. It is an excelicut work, as will
be seen by the following extracts. — Chris
tian Watchman.
Rise so early in the morning that you
in \ lie able to secure at lost hall an hour
tor leading <lie Scripture and prayer be
fore your domestic concents require your
atieiiiiott. lon will find the- exerti c ad
apted to j re pa re and strengthen you *o cn
counter with a bfcomitig'teiriper and spirit
the 1 1 nils and vexations of the day.
A< custom your children to make prayer
:ii and j raise to God, the giver and qitcseive,
ot life, the first employ meat iu lbe morning
and the la-t at a night.
Uemeii.her that the duties of a mother are
tititrai.slerabh , therefore, except in cases ol
unavoidable necessity, nevt-i sniit r the de
votional exercise ol you rcliildren to be su
perintended by another.
See that your daughters rise early,, and
that they employ themselves abont such
domestic allans as are suited to their y ears
and capacities.
Never suffer young children to require
services from others w hic‘> they can oetform
for themselves. A str ct obseivaticc* of this
rule will l e t ( incaleulable ;i.N. tiU'gt to
them through evety period of life.
Let ail the youi g members of your fami
ly be regularly washed and combed befoie
breakfast; never permit them to treat you
wit Ii so much disrespect as to app ar at
your table in a slovenly condition. It
should ever be remembered that the high
est n spent which a child can pay is due its
parent. Thi - respect may be insured by
■forming correct habits in youth.
“Resist in time—all mcdiciue is hut play
When the disease is stieugtiiened by delay.’
Never overload either the plates or stom
achs ol your children ; give them sufficient
arid suitable food. Recollect, * mil U is for
babes,” and “siro- g meat for men.”
Watch against the practice of leaving por
tions of food on the plates or throwing them
about, which begets a habit of wasllillness
highly pernicious. “Waste not, want not,”
is a good proverb, and should be kept in
mind.
Be yourself the judge, both of the quan
tity and quality of the food your children
should eat. There are many things which
may appear to the eye of a child, “pleasant
ami good for food,” which nevertheless
contain tire seed of disease and death. En
tirely refuse them sweet and rich cake.
Let neatness and order regulate all your
movements, and then you can insist, with
propriety, that your children have a place
for every thing, and t' at every thing be kept
ii its pin «.
Read to your children as often as prac
ticable, familiar stories, and explain and
illustrate what you read. This plan will
both amuse and improve them.
Encourage the natural curiosity of vunr
children. This will, at a very early age, de
ve/upe the peculiar traits of their cha'aeter
Always take -are to blend instruction with
amusement, so that there be no instruction
without amusement—no amusement with
out instruction.
Be methodicall in all your domestic ar
rangements. This adds most essentially to
the comforts of family devotion he held
sacred ; suffer uo visiter or company to put
them aside.
Never allow your authority, as a parent,
to bed sputed, be firm, dignified, mild and
composed.
Be careful to decide justly between your
children, when disputes and difficulties oc
cur. Remember the many colored coat of
Joseph.
Never compel your children to commit
port ions of Scnytt ie to memory [as a punish
ment. This unreasonable practice lms ru
ined many a youth.
Always impress the minds of voirr chil
dren with this truth that allowing them to
learri is a favor.
Never treat as a matter of indifference a
disposition to practice cunning equivocation
which is the first developement of a dispos
i'ion that, if uncontrolled, will form a most
degraded character.
Never threaten without punishing ; never
promise without performing.
GOING THE BIG FIGURE.
' few days Since, a tall, well dressed
gentlemanly looking man came to this < itv,
and put up ai the Globe Hotel, wheie lie
1 1 tereil Ins name as Mr James Webb.
He called on several of ’be dry good mer
chants in Baltimore street, and represented
himself as a meichant who had con c on t"
hi:ygondsto a con uh rableamount. (01 n ~u b
he «as prrpared to pay the ready cash.
5,000, at another of 81,000, Ac., 1 l td he
lind made engagements to the value ol
•S' 0.000. He did notask to have pass' -smii
of the goods utnii lie should pay lor them,
an i the (f lighted merchants laid the anicie
careft.lly aside to await his planking up u,e
needful, i very one was in eislaiie* at
having sueli a customer, so arcotin od.ning,
so ati ibie, so genteel, and so rich. He was
trusted and Watered ; dinner parties were
given in his honor: a sea of cliampagie
was quailed to h.s health ; and many a nde
and pleasure excursion did lie lake at their
expense. If Mr. Wehh expressed fatigue,
a dozen carriages were at his disposal, and
the owners felt honored at his condescend
ing to rule in them; if he hit a disirc m
engage in any amusement, business was
thrown aside to attend upon him ; t.d pio
moto his enjoyments. lie lived like a
fighting cock ; ami lie was the cock of ti e
walk lor some days. At length, (.tie morning
the gentleman was missing, dimer time
came ami In J as not t b found, and at suppi r
the truth appeared e» idem that Mr- W ebb
had gone otf without kidding bis (iieuds
farewell, or paying his land'otd's bill. It
was afterwards ascertained that ilie gentle
man had been playing a 1 lactic: 1 joke nj oil
those who had bei 11 pampeiing him, for so
far from being a rich merchant he was a
poor journeyman tnylor, without five dollars
in the world, and no capital but unblushing
efiiontery plarsih e address, and a good slot
of clothes. He has gone to Philadelphia
or New York where lie may probably at
tempt to play t!i- same game, and no doubt
with success, for the “borers” in those cities
"’ill Lite at such a bait like a gudgen — }<un.
Election Anerdote.— Though our elec
tions sometimes produce ebulitions of an
gry feeling, Chey also originate some excel
lent jokes. On’ of them we shall give as
related to ns. Tue question was put to a
simple foreigner bv our informant, ••Have
you ever been Answer. ”1
don't remember.” Question. “Can't yen
recollect whether von ever applied to the
Court for that purpose ?” Answer. “No,
but they had me up at Court once, ami I
was pul in jail for a few days. Perhaps that
was to naturalize me; but I’m not abic to
»ay for certain-”— Norfolk Herald.
A correspondent of the London Times
gives the following account of a recint
milacle wrought by a parish priest, which,
he says, is extensively circulating iu Ire
land.
A report has in general gore abroad a
noi e the j eople. that a it.an called Henry
Fariaud l as, in const queer ent his des
hont—ty been struck into a sound sleep, in
the middle of a field near Lurgan in No
vi m a r last ; and -till remains resting on the
spadi with which he was digging when the
occurrence took pl.ice.
Tin follow ii g is the account of this affair:
-—Nome time 1 isi harvest Far'and was on his
way to pay his rent [he occupied a small
farm jointly w :ha woman named Har iet
Guthrie,] and called to know if she was
I ready. S,e had the money but said that
Is she could not go, he might take it for her,
>) he took the widow's rent.- He proceeded
• >ii hi- wav, and no mere was heard of the
matter for several (lavs, when Mis. Guthrii
saw the aeent approach her door, and ask
her lor the rt lit; she said it was already
paid, that she had given it to Harry Farland,
and inentiot cd the day cu which he pridhis
own. The aeent said he had received no
money but Fa'land's own. “Well,” said
she “there is Harry in the field, an 1 you
can satisfy yourself regarding it.” “No,”
said the getictnan, “I cannot leave my horse
hul go to him and tell him to rive you the
receipt; she went aid asked him what he
l^e 1 done vv ll l l her money ; lie did not deny
he had not got the mom v. but said, coolly,
white washer witness? She said there was
no one present but God and herself; “Your
(•oil, then madam,” said he, “was asleep, at
the time, and therefore could not see.”
• Then.” said the poor widow, “I suppose
you have not paid the ttiouev; you elicited
me, but you cannot ( hen! God. ’ So she
left him. lie was seen by a man standing
on his spade, who observing him to continue
in that position without moving, was sur
pti-ed.
On approaching, inquiry was made but
no answer. He attempted to waken him, but
could not. The man then gave the alarm ;
so the neighbors flocked round Fat land, but
no means could be found to awaken hint.
At last they sent for the clergy, the Church
minister, the Pregbyte l inn minister, and the
priest successively, to make him speak. The
first two had no influence on him. When
he spoke In said, -T am to stsini here to
the day of judgment.” The people then
thought to move hint by force, hut could
not stur him. They got a saw to cut the
spade on which he was leaning, that the
might fall, but the first cut the saw broke
into pieces. 'Then they got blankets to
covet him from the cold, hut they were blown
away; so he, it seems, bv fate, must beat
all weather.
Rer. .T. BOLL AND,
11. KERNS,
G MEGAKY, Parish Priest.
Belfast, 1539.
SUPPORT YOUR Mt CHANICS.
There is n« truth move undeniable than
that it is the bonnden duty ol every com
munity to support its own mechanics.
They are a worthy and indispensable class
of men, and we find m> town or village
flourishing without their aid. Indeed, their
pr sc nee or absence is always a true index
of the condition of a place-—whether it is
advancing iu wealth and importance, or
sinking in dtcav. Whenever we pass
though a village and hear the frequent sound
of the carpenter’s hammer, the hum of fac
tories, the clink of the blacksmith's anvil ;
that village, we say tu ourselves, is flourish
ing. It cannot be otherwise, for the pro
ducers ate actively employed, andout-nuin
her the consumers Whenever and wherev
er this is the case, the people, are growing
wealthy, and are at the same time training
up the rising generation to habits of indus
try and morality. Wlnreas, if a city or
village pursues the opposite of this course ;
neglects its mechanics and supports those
of the foreign Fivn- -those who can, will
be compelled to go to some other place, and
those who are compelled by the force of
circumstances to remain, will become idl«t
and profligate; they will cease to produce
ami be consumers ; in a few years they will
necotne beggars, and tl;ca children ignor
ant and vicious.,
if there is any truth in the assertion that
we ought as a nation to give the preference
to domestic manufactures, the fact is equal
ly true with regard to a community ; both
are sustained by the same arguments. If a
merchant would have around him substan
tial ct stumers, let him by every means u
Lis power support and foster the tnecln n
ics of his villa-re, and as they become more
wealthy their custom wiil increase, espe
cially in the articles on which he makes the
git (itest profit. r p)i e habit of importing
large quantities of cheap and half made
articles to compete with oir village me
chanics, is shirt sighted and wrong, both
as regards the mechanic and consumer;
and if the mctchant would look further into
the operation of things he would find that
he lias tn ssed the p-th of his own interest
by doing so.
L» i the merchant bring the case to his
own door, and hejjjTrlmps’inay Letter under
stand it: suppose that every individual who
possesses the means, and who uses in his
f-ntiily four or live hundred dollars worth of
goods per annuit), should instead of buying
ol him at retail, go to some city wholesale
eslablishiuciit and purchase his year’s sup
ply—would he t ot in bitterness condemn
such an illibeial course, and would lie not
say to him with tiwili that he was warring
against his own interest, by destroying the
I usiness ol his town and riving it to anoth
er; and that his littleness would re-act upon
him in double fold by the decrease of his
Iti petty and business! irhr, in the case
above instanced, could the mechanic sa\
the same to the merchant. U’e say then
i- t all classes support each other, and by
the mutual exchanges, keep that wealth at
home, which is titctssarily expended
abroad, tends to destroy ihe business of
your neighbor, and which in turn destroys
yenr own.- Yankee Faimer.
But there are some, who though enjoying
a liberal public patronage themselves and
growing rich upon it. will not hesitate to
send abroad for every trilling job, ii' thev
can save a sixpence by it. Sui Ii men can
not be regarded as the friends of the me
chanic. They are the weights that oppress
him. There is another cless, the Snarers,
men of little souls—those who are not wd-
ling to pay a fair price (or work—but w !l
screw an operative so close, that he can
barely live. No wonder that mechanics
cannot flourish where such persons are
found. Il you wish to see a flourishing
neighborhood-—patronize your own me
chanics, riot by screwing them down to mean
and beggailv prices, pay them fairly and
honorably, and in such a manner as wiil
enable them to live, and remember, that in
promoting the prosperity of tins class of
men. you are not only promoting your own
personal interests, but the prosperity aud
welfare of every class in society.
The state debt of Mississippi is estimated
at sixty millions of dollars
Fiom the I’sexc England Eetiew. \
oKIwEN OF fcILK.
The cultivation of silk first commenced
in China, 2,700 years before the Christian
era. It was first known at Stv or Siv,ca.
There was oi e Holing te. called the em
peror of the eaith, who itigiud iu China
more than one hundred yeais, and is known
iu history tor his enterprising and perse
vering spirit, that paid great alicnlion to the
culture of silk when it was first discovered
in his kingdom ; and lie directed his em
press, bi Long Cht, to devote her attention
and a good sh-ue ol her patronage to the
subject. Many of her attendants joined her
in the enterprise, and soon it became the
occupation and amusement of the princess,
mandarines or governor, and all the.first
ranks of China. They learned t» manufac
ture as well as to cultivate the rare material
and within half a century after they
called their attention to the subject, it be
came the greatest resource oi the wealth of
China.
It was im’ ortril into India from China,
and into Prussia and Arabia, and in those
countries it became an important article of
manufacture.
Alexander first introduced the knowledge
of silk to the Grecians about SCO yeais be
fore Christ, and did so through his expe
dite nto Persia and India. As Greece in
creased in wealth and luxuries, so increased
the demand for silk, which was usually ob
tained from Persia and of the ancient
Phcenecians, and they iu ther turn obtained
it from ( hina.
The Phcenecians made considerable traffic
in the article, and sometimes carried it to
east of Europe. They did not know for a
lot g time where it was manufactured, nor
where was situated the original country.
S'rit a was snivel hues called Screina, a
name evidently composed of Seres and
India, the name of the distinct countries.
About the y earofour Lord 290, at Rome,
silk was considered of too great value for
the Empress, it, at that time, heins: worth
its weight in gold. But ot' or families, who
had no scruples on the store of expense,
made use of it as free as their means would
permit. The Romans called it sericum,
which is the lafin word for silk. I w ill men
tion here, that it is called in the most parts
of Europe till the picsent day, situ soie and
silk.
In the beginning of the sixth centuty,
silk began to be better understood ; and the
Emperor, Justinian, of Constantinople, ot
tered premiums for correct information upon
the subject, it this the Phcenecians’ man
- edies, Tyre and Beryl us. re
-cetved the whole of their raw slk from
China and Persia, and according to
(he ancient historians even in the d.ivs of
Justinian, uo person in Constantinople knew
that silk was the production of a rentile.
The Greek cultivated and manufactured
nearly all ovet their country. At Thebes
ans Athens, silk was manufactured for4oo
years after the times of Justinian, and the
Veueciatis are said to have carried silk from
Greece to the whole western Europe.
After the wars of Malmoin cd IT, the
Saracens and Arabians cultivated the mul
berry tiee and silk throughout the domin
ions, and even on the islands in the Medi
terranean. About 711, the Saraeons and
Arabians when conquering Spain, intro
duced the silk manufacture into that conn
try, afterwards into Potugal. Spain at this
time was a very barbarous state, and was
much reproached by her conquerors.
When Greece was invaded bv Rogers.
King of Sicily, abot t 1,146, many of the
silk weavers and manufactrers were taken
in the war and forced to Palermo. Not
longer than 25 years after, Sicily was famous
for her curious manufactories, she having
intermixed in her manfacturing of silk, gold
ami paerls, which of course, made the arti
cle vciv costlv.
It was a considerable time after this bc
for* silk made i‘s appearance further north,
and the Ist mention of its introduction into
Italy is stated to have been about the year
1440. This 1 learned by a history of silk,
which catne fortunately in my way. but is
now lest. ]a n not positive as to the cor
rectness of the date, but Italvwc all knew
has heroine a great silk country, particular
ly for the manufacture of sewings, and that
it must have been introduced there very
early, 1 think will not be doubted. Accor
ding to Count Dondola, two-thirds of the
whole exports of that country at this tin e
is silk.
Silk was first introduced into France in
1494, though until Kancat, a common gard
ner of Nismes, who founded a nurse v of
white mulbery trees, there was litile or
nothing done in (lie wav of cultivation.
But not long alter the exertions e>f this en
terprising man, (tor such the historians dis
tinguished him) it became (lie interest of
almost every individual to engag' in the
business, and it shently spread throughout
the whole of the southern part of this coun
try* Harvey IV, in 1009, gave creat en
couragement for the advancement of the
silk interest in his kingdom, anil it is worth v
that Monarch to have it said, that he fully
established the importance of raising anil
manufacturing silk in that country by his
own individual exertion. Olive de Senes
acted an b:e part in advar.t ins the silk
cause, while Sully, who did not understand
the importance of 1 lie woik opposed it with
aji his abi ij. Colbert also did mu h to
establish permanently in the soil of France
lids important culture; and it is a fact that
though France has had wars, not only out
of the kingdom but in it, her silk manufac
ture has been ever able to save herself. It
is estimated in Europe that France exports
to the United States, 50,000,000 of francs
worth of silk ycar'y.
Frequent attempts have been made to
raise silk in England, but without success
to any extent. The climate there is ton
humid. They attempted to raise it first in
1548, and the manufacturing of it has been
carried ou more or less ever since. Now
they are manufacturing in great quantities.
Jacquard’s loom has produced almost in
estimable advantages to England and France
in the way of manufacturing this article.
It lias been to them what Whitney’s cotton
gin has been to the southern part of tire
United States.
From the Cultivator.
ECONOMY IN KEEPING HORSES.
Roberts, in his Agricultural Economy,
maintains that one pairof horses, well kept,
are a sufficient team to work a fifty acre
farm, and to work it well, under the alterna
ting system. It lias bi eii proved, he savs,
that a team going at the respetive rates of a
mile and a half and two miles an hour, will
plough as follows :
Width of tor. Rates per. hour. A. R. P.
8 inches, one mile and a half. 1 0 0
9 “ do 1 0 20
8 “ two miles 1 1 jo
9 “ do. 12 0
Three things require attention from every
man who wishes to keep horses well and
economically :
1. The food most be natural for them.
2. The quantity of food requisite to keep
heir condition equal to their work.
3. The best manner of giving their food,
with the view of its being sprcuily
that they may he down to rest.
The natural toon lor th* 1 » rse, says our
author, is coin, lay aid gii.ss; but that
under artificial n ai.ag*iiirul, tl.t re may be
advantageously st.l stiti.uii lor t.ati tal food,
or conjoined wuh it. |otaioes. | aiii.qs, iar
rots, turnips and mangold w uilzel, together
with str. w bean (and torn) stalks, |i a
haulm, xtilies, clever and other cultivated
grass* s. cut green.
Hay is sufficient to keep a horse to look
at; but corn is iud s| disable to enable him
to staid hard wink, A 1 cite itquina
thirty pout ds of diy lood a day, of which a
part must be corn or its equivalent ; to
those which work, or.c pound <f good oats
is equal in nutriment to three pounds of
good hay. Heavy oats are worth more
pound for pound, (ban light oats, as will
be seen by the following scale :
i Weight per bush. Pro. in meal. Pro. in
bran.
42 lbs. 25 llis. 2 cz. 16 lbs. 14 oz.
40 lbs. 23 lbs. 6 oz. 16 lbs. 10 oz.
58 lbs. 21 lbs. 12 cz. 16 lbs. 4 zo.
36 lbs. 20 lbs. 3 oz 15 lbs. 13 oz.
54 lbs. 18 lbs, 11 oz. 15 lbs. 5 oz.
32 lbs. 17 lbs. 5 oz. 14 lbs. 11 oz.
30 lbs. 16 lbs. 1 oz. 13 lbs. 15 cz.
In g neral, ti e different kin's of grain
are ti'itricious in proportion to their \\ t iglit ;
w hile two pounds ol green food or roots are
cons'dcred r enal •« one of div.
“Wliati ver fodder I e used,” savs Mr.
Roberts, “it should be supplied ill such a
form as to be cat forthwith, that the j oor
animals should enjoy tetreshing rest; to
secure this, the (odder sl.i idd le cut oi cvvsh
t<! and placed in a j.a:qhi’’—i et a raik.
“\\ lien the respective feeds will 1 ;vc been
consumed, cvoiy her*e will lie down to 'rst;
hunger being tatisfiid, tl.cie will Into
temptation to keeping hint stat ding for
I ot.is, as Mould le ti e cate, Mere 1 i6 lark
stuffed wi li hay, according to the general
custom of fanners, ’f he nutriment ion
tained in every kind of grain depends upon
its weight.” L is to be remarked, that
concentrated toed, as grain, will tot do
alone, there must bes mi thing to increase
the bulk, to ini part the stim t h:s of distil sion,
before the functions of digestion can I e
carried on in perfection. Horses, tliere
t- re, and even fattening animals, which ate
fed with Li; h grain, require rut hay, or m n
straw, for this purpose, independent ol the
nutriment tin \ alien!.
“When the quantity of hay supplied as
food for horses,” savs Mr. R.“hns I ei n in
creased, and the quantity of oats ilitninisli
< ii. it has been found that the animals though
they appear to improve, ns the fatness of
their looks, were nevertheless rot so able to
stand hard work; aid, ou the contrary,
when the corn has I een increased and the
hay diminished, it has been found that
though the animals might, tin to appear
ance, be leaner, yet 'b-t ihey writ sponger,
mere equal to hard labor, iu better work
ing condition-''
Fiom the Savannah Crcr- iar.
IGNORANCE,OR ?!i:*KEI TiLLLSTA
j ION,
\\ e find iii a late rtt.r I rr of the I.irer
! ou! (Eng.-) A ail, :ii :t ( ( ui tot ii * \aliens
Rail Roads ;.-<.«<• v ij rm <r. in tl c Ii it'd
•Mates, li pi,i| cits to be taken fiom tl r
authority ol an An etii an genth man. \\ lo
evei that gentleman rnry be, nud m have no
means at present, if ascot aiuirg his whi te
iibouts, nc is most mi I'll'y ignoiant rt tie.
subject on w hi< li lie ti cats as far as Georgia
is con* ei in-ii, aid, u hen he is sn \n\ m i erg
respecting this State, the cvider.ee is pte
sumptiie, that he may he equally so with
rogaiil to oil,eis. litre is the section ccn
cerniug our S tatr :
Gi.Ol i IA.---Altam: ha to BiUPMih k, 12
miles; Georgia Railroad begins at Ai gutu
and is to go to Athens. (Il l miles) Macon
tn ii (in i i(si uroiigh, 7” mites dime, and lo
ci.motives upon it ; total. miles.
Ti e Central Rail Road of Gentgia. con
fessedly one of the most ituj t rt. nt, feasible
and progressing wuii sol ti> ds.\. is i nine
ty I'll out tl the catalogue. This trail
might as wi ll not hi vc t xisti nee at all. as lar
as iin it.for i.i;.tiuu cl the Av uici /. ; i i:tu r; n
is at sit he.
Low could he le so hi iud ei misinformed
as not to know that t’ic Central Rail Rt ;.i! of
Georg ia. w hie!, is to run to Wat ca. 1 PC) t tits
and upwards, is now in successful opi ration
for 70 milt s, anil carries the mail on its route
for Macun, Milh dgeville and Augusta, three
nt the most populous cities in Georgia?--
Truly, we have touch to cortrst with, f-uti.e
of our citizens in the interior are gudty id'
sup '. ( nr, s —till these iiiteii stnl in sj ecu
li’li.L plans ol internal Improvement, will
not stop shot t i t misrepresentation.
V, c believe the Central Rail Road cf
(T o!_:" has made as much pic : ess since rts
11 urn iui i n.t ui, as any work cf a similar
kit il in th,e L t iled Fiatts, iinih ii vent: ore
favoit.hlo .wispier s, has ever made.
Our I'eil ien of the press in Georgia,
slu,chi notice this inL-ri-prescntEtiou. It is
injurious l© the whole State.
A boarding school miss, being unwell,
•bought it was not genteel to sav flic w;«
E'il ions, so she complained of In ing li'ili
wrm-ous. These are the days cf refinement.
“Why are yo i like an annual, my dear?'’
said a saucy lover as he pulled Harriet into
Ins lap. “I do nor know.” “Why, because
you are handsomely bo'r.d!” ••Indeed,”
said the lady, “why, then, am I like a law
book?” “Really, 1 can't tell.” “Because
I am bound in calf!"
A charitable divine, lor the benefit of the
countiy where he resided, commenced a
large causeway, and as he was one day over
looking the work a certain nobleman passed
by : “Well. Doctor,” said he,, “notwith
standing your pains and charity, I don’t lake
this to be the highway to heaven.” “A ery
true, my lord,” replied the doctor, “for if it
had, 1 should have wondered to meet your
lordship here.”
FRUIT TREKS,—The roil round fruit
tiers which do nut stand in cultivated ground
should he spaded for two or three feet on
each side. This is absolutely necessary for
yotiug trees.— G. Farm.
YEL LO W JESS \ MINE.
We thought the followiifig.worth noticing
from the Mobile. Journal.
“Perhaps it is not generally known that
the flowers of the yellow jessamine, is an
active anil dangerous poison. A case
occurred o Thursday last in the family ot
the editor of t hi > p iper, which had well nigh
resulted in the death of his two children
who ha;! eaten of tire flowers for the honey
they contain. About two hours after, both
were attacked with violent vomiting which
continued for nearly two hours, and but for
speedy medical aid would have proved fatal.
In fact, the cases, with every attention, were
for some time extreamcly doubtful. The
yellow jessamine grows v.Lundaiitiy iri the
forests in this country, is an exceedingly
beautiful flower, aud often transplanted
. round the dwellings of our citiaens.”