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THE CHEAT, Or the l>ld Alan l.utjorfe. “Well Julia, suppose I ask juur father any how, his refusal t-a» t,ot make things in,.. Ii r oise than they 9 r o a» present, rius jiei tc, .1 (ilia, is lire cause ul the most ni ser a e Irelints." -• V e must unt he hasty, Robert, oor . iti■ hi require* caution; ny a tittle man* ...i.i iiit we may pos&ituy s icctc.l. pj’-oni} the :»n>«pei i appeals iu he. New (hin t :v auv tiling to j>a aLoul it yet ; 1 I.ad much Ku.a-i \uu v.un'ii not. ’i lie hist possiule . .iv iui iis to accumpiish our w.sites moot t > advautfV too soon.” • Ton soon; too soon, Julia. Have we rot waited twoyeais ami more? and have voil not been preaching the same doctrine it too soou” ail the while’ Too sunn in • ;:ov, don’t he angry; throw that • m-vo. r couiilcaauce, a.i 1 look pleasant oi aii i ii>teiy set about some plan i. witi • . eif-ct what you so mucli de -. C■*.: \ sni le aiv ,y your anger,—the . xies of love are soim.tmie.-i clear.’' Robert Moultrie had loved Julia lla’low ( ■;!"and she loved him: about tour years a ; more lud passed since tiny liad agreed, ' line weal come wo, they would trudge through his toget! er. Tv.o. long long vcar.j 1 iwo years would seem to he an < ternity wait upon the eve ol bliss and to delay the happy consummation. Julia's father was n wealthy shipper of the port of C rirlestun South C molina.— Soin : old iniiahiiaut in iy remember the firm of Hailoweil it Ihuiington. lie was an upright and highly honorable man ; hit whose ipse dixit was law su pi elite wher ever his power could he exercised. Hubert Moultrie was a clerk in the coun ting room, and Ins salary, which was Ins sole dependence though far above the pit tance "Mowed for the services of young men similarly situated and amply sufficient to warrant him in J a*suming the expenses of a family, did amt elevate him to that im portance in society which would justify him in presuming upon the hand ami heart ol the daughter of a wealthy shij per. Tha character»f this young gentleman V * unimpeachable, and lie was as much respected for his talents as lie was for Ii is correct department; but (but is a wicked word) tiir curse of Gingaukin was on him !:■: t cut poor. Ro' ert had been in tlie counting-room of 3Jr. HalljwelUince he was fourteen years ot age, he ha I grown up in Ins family and oy -the side of this lovely heiress who had born promised lo a thing of wealth and show that thing was in the Indies, amassing rich s to lav at the feet of hit beautiful f. : 1-. hut his soul Iml on it the stain of dishonor and had vowed before God he should never oil her wife. Mr. Hallo ,v«i) knew ill t Robert ge r rrally attended 1 <la i >liter t i ehnrcli, w ent and come wiili hrr wii ,n *h • visited her friends, and so m ; hut he never dreamed that the wily Cupid was witcliitii h>s darts success ill in the bo som of bfilli; and the arrows of the little go l was (irmly fixed and he dealt out the r liken cm • until they were far out upon th- se t of love to i far to proceed or r tun wiflp'iit each other. •*D > tell me Robert what is the matter with von? I hive been a witness to your daw icast looks and sorrowful appearance until [ have grown melancholy myself, what's the m utcr hoy ?” This question was asked by Mr. Hallo ws!! one day. when lie and Robert ware in the counting room alone, anil if my in dividual his ever passe I through alike fiery tri 11, he can hive some idea of Robert’s feelings when the man whose daughter he loved, was contriving the best elan to from ||it» flia rel r'.itlwe of It to ,1a „„ cest Holts, and athlressed him in such kind aid alTeclionate language. It went too deep, how ver into the secrets of Robert’s bosom for him to return a quick reply.— Mr. Hallowell plainly saw that something was working upon his min'd that made him unhappy, ami he wished ii possible to re move the cause; he urged a candid revela tion ofall t' at affected his feelings, and pro mised his assistance to lelievc him whatev er it required. Robert succeeded however inputting him off for that time and trem bled at the thought; when at their next mee ting lie related the matter to Julia. “I thought,” said she laughing, “you were n< t so anxious to ask the old gentle tnri as you appeared to he,; now that was a stumper Robert. Why did you not tell him ? Why did you not ? Ha ! ha !” “Julia, do you think he suspects us?” •‘Not a whit more than he does the'King of the French!” “Well Julia to tell the truth about tlie matter, 1 left you this morning wi h the in tention of telling him all about our affec tion for each other; and if he refused 1 v.’s determined to act for myself without far;her advice; but, when I came before l.im J felt something ia my throat chunk ing me, and I could scarcely talk to him about business, much less about love af- Tne lovers met rften, and the voyage from tne Indies being threatened it became necessary that they should prepare for the trials that seemed to await them. Jn short Mr. Hallowed was endeavoring to ascer tain-the cause of his clerk's unhappiness more Cor the good of the young mail than lie eared about the unimportant mistakes made by him in his accounts. The next op portunity that offered, he repeated his for mer question and insisted on an immediate reply. liobert stuttered and stammered a good deal and at last came out with it : ‘ I am attached to a young lady in thecity, Fir, and have reason to believe slie is as much attached to me but there, is auobsti cle in the way and ” “Ayr, indeed. And does the obstacle a ’a * *i»t to more than a thousand dollars? > it docs not you shall not want it. ]II * no r;. a check pow. Have all the pnr lie. c-im',ented ?’ •‘W by • Sir, the cause of my'; the reason— ’ '■ ■it *s : the cause of. my uneasiness i". 1 " i 1 i v ! her father will not consent.” eot! Why ? -Who is he, i ’ I ci" *o nr-. I'll settle (he uWitter.” s u rich -man, Sir, and 1 uin not ' > i- *. . I •*f li s da i-g’itcr loves vnti, does sh ' ' ‘ t niiuk--C-- yes Sir. - ’ sav. ~'i» 'hies, any hi.v don't she.” • Vby, 1— \*s—she— yes. F ; r, she has s i ! ns rtitrrh.” •Is toe oid fellow very rich?” ‘ I b liev:. Sir, he is to!-—tolerably well off.” Ind hs won't consent? F.v the pow ers of love lie must be an old Turk; he •vonC hey ! Here give me lit name, IT - > oi settle the matter; but slop has be any thing against v >u ?---is he acquainted with your chiractei ? Does he know me?" fl*‘te t.ie old gcotlenian, went over a strinp r of i so,;', >•}- ,v’i e i It <'i»-t Ihlt Ui lniiii t.o ito .s ve., aid winch it is no: worth W.u'n i<> ,-e,,, ... Tha i-nuchision of I lie con- 1 f c i-.e left R -l- vt in the possession of n : c >c tlion-rin.l <1 t'lirs, a le’ter of to {'arson . re .t, of the prc«- byterian church, and the follow in advice i from the lips of Ins lather iu-law .i, jxrsjiec tire. lie was to run away wit 1 tlie gill ;to use lis (Mr. Hallow ell's] carriage, and ( ii orge, his black water, was to diite it, aid SO foith. Robeit governed himself in strict accor dance with the advice given ; aid beloie dark the parties were beloie Parson Green, w ho>e scruples ol conscience «(ie quieted by the introductory Icier. Tliry wete toon I m 1111 (( a l loti (I i.i.d v lie ;j. n.| td in the carriage, followed by the blessings el Parson (Irent, whose fee was a small put of the iliousnixl dollar check, licence was diiccted to (hive the carriage to n iteli old childless uncle of Robert's, who lived about five-miles from the city, to wlu m the secret was told. The old man thought the joke too good a one not to be “((joyed, and tent out for tome of his neighbors.--Midnighl found (he jovial assembly destroying the good things aunt had provided, aiid laugh ing over the trick so successfully played upon the wealthiest shipper of the South. Early in 'he morning. Robert and Mrs. Moultrie w ere attended by their une'e and aunt to the house of Mr. Jlalloweil; the young couple rnxious lor the efler vescuce of a father's wrath to be over, and the antiquated pair to wiir.essjthe recep tion, audio act as niodificatorson the ques tion. They were met in the parlor by .Mr. Hallowell, whose first words woie; “You young rogue, yon; little did I know how my advice was to act upon me; Well. Robert.’"' lie added, laughing hear tily, “you caught me that time ; and you deseive to be rewarded for the geneialslnp you have displayed. Here, my boy ; my son, 1 suppose l mnsi say ; here is a deed for property worth eleven thousand dollars, and from henceforth y*mare my partuer in business.” THE FEMALE CAPTAIN OF ERA G< >ONS. In the month of December, loOf, when ! on thr way from Avignon to Lyons the Paris D'digem ", was joined by a young lady as Moutelninri • die was handed in by an officer of dragoons, who, recommending her to tl e care of a coachm n, and to the eiviltes of the the company, wished her a plcsent journey. The inside passengers now amounted to eight in the whole, among them were four Le ones’*, of a lively and gay disposition, f„ud of joking and laughing, but on the whole inoffensive. The new travelling companion, the only female ol die party, was dressed in a brown silk gown, neat ‘"cough, but her manners ;ml e.ovo'"satiou'.’.id not correspond With her tem de.apparo!; and, together with the color <>t her complexion, seemed to in die ip* that she had passed more offer time in tents of canes than at the to let, or in the dressing room. Her fcatUM'S, however, were not coarse, nor her voice rude, but rather toil; in (act. it was difficult to know what to niakeof her.—These considerations, or pchni's conrosity, time the young Lv oncse evince son e inclination to amuse tin m selvs at her expense ; but she interrupted them, bv telling them she vvas not in :i 1 uniur tojoke and il they did not conduct themselves with that respect due to her sex and person, sh" would, at the er and of the first stage, treat them."is they m* ri ed. When the Deligence stopped, to alluw the passengt r< time to breakfast; she < rdeied the driver to bring the portmanteau ; Captain Langcnois, her hus band, had given it into his care. Having received it, she went up stairs with the chambermaid, and in ten minutes relumed, fully accoutered in the regiments of an officer of dragoons with her sabre at hei side challenging in rather severe expressions. the four voting Lyonese to fight her one after another. .She at the same time, threw sonic papers nil the e.iUlo, - Jl cn ,l these, you Blanches, and you will see nl though a woman, I have made seven cam paigns, and received nine wounds, and that at present alter giving my resignation, 1 enjoy a pension of eight hundred livres, bes towed on me by the First Consul, as a reward for my servjces.” Some of the other passengers inteifering, and those who had unintentionally offended her having made an apology, her good humor returned, and she continued for the remainder of her journey, a very agreeable companion. As soon as the Diligence set off, she fa vored her follow travellers with the (ollowii g particulars ol her military life: Her name was Adelaide L"ligcnois, and her present hus band, though tlie son of a nobleman in Nt r manrly. was, in 1702, obliged to enter as a volunteer; and as such lie passed through Besarcon, where she w; s t orn. Being sezeil with lever in the house of her parent’s, where lie had been billeited, she took par ticulnr care of him, rnd a mutual affection was soon formed between them. Her father opposing her inclinatio.i. she put on men’s clothes, and joined the DILI regiment ol kus sas in which her lover served. Nile made the campaign of 1793 and 1794, in the 111a ra time Alps; was there wounded mid pro moted to a corne'cv, while her lover still continued in the rai l s Being informed ! y letters, that 3 relation of his was a colonel of thejotli legiinent cf dragoons, young Langenois wrote and was afterward advanced to the rank of sub lieutenant. Either from inconsistency,'or other causes he had hitherto neglected Ins promise of marrying her ; and notwithstanding her entreaties, left her to join liis new regiment, then cm the frontiers of Spain. Thus deserted and wretched, in the hope of meeting with death, she rushed into the enemy’s ranks in the first engage -I'ient, where, after having her horse shot tim.'ei" her, and receiving; iwo cuts of the sable ,*U her hen 1. she tainted at the loss ( f blood, aid tit her recovery found her* elf a prisoner in an Hospital. Her sex being, discovered, . he was treated by the enemy with guilt delic. cy. and ns soon ns convales cent, exchanged. File then resigned her commission ->s an ofiu'er of hussars, to enlist as a volunteer in the regiment of drngoot v. : then iu Spain, where Lit lit. Dnngcnois ; Served Having heard that she had been i kided. he was most agreeably surprised at her arrival; and in gratitude for her fultditv, and for her sacrifice not only married her, but procured her, from bis relation, the same with himself. When the peace with Spain was concluded, her regiment was or dered to join the army of Italy : where at the battle of J.orli, she was tvo ,tided in three (daces, m.d j.rt)ir»6ted by Ilotvajiaitc to a first lieutenancy at the. suite time that her In.sham!, who had greatly distinguished himself, was made a captain. During the blockade and siege of (leiuia in the spring of 1800, her regiment belonged to the corps under the command of general ilocham beau, who attempted to throw in succors of Messer, a, tie Governor of Genoa. In ooe oft'it skirmishes, in the vicinity of that city, she again had her horse killed under her. Was wounded and made prisoner bv Gpn eral HaddicK ; who in admiration of her courage, presented her a beautiful Hungarian horse ol his own, and released her without In ing exclr-nged. The horse, the general of the division, Duhem, had t' r insolence to put in requisition for himself dm;ng 1 er illness of a fever that then raged in the I're roll army; anil when on her recovery she ch.i.i ed it, he refused to restore it. She sent him a challenge ; tut instead of| fighting, he I.l tiered her | ul under ariest lor lusuLeidii.atioii. bmlili merer, vvas the re e aid that the «fl v eta at dn ci tad for her, il.al in an ci ci unire will, tie <Minv the next lay, L< i I (ire. m which Ll.Ltm rode was l.ilhd by them, which unified 1 in. so ii uth dial be dc* arm and ai.dv I tail td a (on inar.d oi another division. After the peace ol Austria ai Ei i.ivii.e, si t r< | aiird, with lei hurl aid, to Paris ; v w inn cuul by G( ucral Mmat to l-ona| aite, who ordered, a ruble ;s ii."ul. of lun, to Le giver, her, which at j ltVi nt ciitiilis ler to i limit r ru in g ihe Li igl ts ol legion oi honor. Her i n‘tiinirrit i; t (ilif i at(s n and rum ei*)us |a| cis j roved dm tiudi of her asst itirti that il e diiiiitiirbed, iatl.tr dan exaggerated, lier nnli'aiy exploits. r l bat rl e varnuih Le. loved l*y the tio(q s. was (vii'int vii ling and e wl ole jouri cy. lit kits i t the loth lira g( Otis were quartered m every stath n white the Diligence changed horses; they all spoke of hei courage, geneiosity. and hu manity. with the eiitliusiasni ol siiituty and gratitude, 'il.iy would have narrated many traits, illustrating w li.it they said, but her modesty preventd them; they never ceased to ( xck im as.long rs slie was in sielit, “GV( ! la liuve <t iom.c Jfma\c!" \\ lien at I yens, she WcUfto a play, dressed in her regin ei la's. (leneral 1 uh.ein vvas then governor ul that (itv. ‘Owing her a grudge, lie sent his aid de-eamp in her box, asking her how she had dared appear at the theatre, without first informing the governor ol her at rival ? —-Tell your General, said she ,!.at I am nob'lr.'er in the service; and that ] should be tiiltoli 'obliged lo him, to settle with me on the other side oi Point Mot ant, for the horse he stole from me last year. “I haVe here,” tot.tinned she, laying her hand on her sabre, »*an instrument presented me bv ihr First Cor.su!, which shall cut the affair short.’’ As she spoke very loud, her roversation vvas heard and apnlSudevl by the pit. She was however advise.l to continue her journey for Besaucon the same night. From the Baltimore Sun. THE DYiNG PATRIOT. An incident of tl villiiiar intriest, moral sublimity and beauty, occurred upon the las Fourth of July. John C ampbell, of Piqua, in the State of Ohio, cue ol the few remaining veterans of ihe Revolution had Inin lying ter several days pn vious to the 4th dangerously iil. Ilis neighbors and friends, and those around iiis (lying bed plainly perceived that lie vvas last wasting, ami vac'll hour added an additional shade of death to iis relaxing features. Judging from appearances, it whs su| posed he wi old die upon the first or si i and ol the month. The obi soldii r. however, negatived 'be i.tou iJ« 'dimly cssm-cil those around him that he had but one tv ish, and that Un der the providence of God he believed ii would be planted. This wish was that lie might look his las. upon the cloudless sun ol the approaching ai nivcisaiy—that lie might yield up his spirit upon the Fomth ol July, lhe birth of Freedom, a day made sacred to the greatness of his eo\ miy, the happiness of no ikui.l, aid the destinies of the world. Nemerous instance ate upon record, w here the dyine have been sustained bv the intensity of some absorbing thought where the fleeting spirit still sheds its vital influence u| on the d< cay ing liame, uphol ding exhausted natuqe and, giving light and life to a partiruhir hour, itv, as so in this instance. r l li« spun pf the dying pa triot, as- if moved by thp glorious recol'.cct tionsof the past, hesitated to leave its tene- menl of r lay— its broken residence—Hing ing w i.h tlie fondness of old association to its ruined home. The light of the dawn commemorative of Freedom's natal day, broke forth in all its beauty upon the patriot’s spirit, still domiciled in its anci ent residence. The Ik/tig ol Terrors, as if sensible of the purity and beauty of the pa triot's piety, or awed by the exalted aspira tion of the patriot’s spirit stood a powerless spectator ofthe invincible majes ty of'a freeman’s mind. The Fourth of July had come, and stilt the old man li\ed; be tween his desire and the immortally to w hich he was fast hastening, there appeared to be a spiritual communion. The morn, which was ushered in by the roar of cam oil and the martial strains militaty music. f< tit and the old gentleman hotter than he lutd been for many days ; his heart hi at n oie (leely, the h”lit ol life was reflected more brightly from his eyis, and his eyes, and his whole countenance gave manifestations of a rub bliinc triumph achieved by tlie ptiiity of' an honorable and patriotic toil il over ihe dull atnl earllilike struggles el deraved matter. Hour after hour passed on, and still Lie liv ed. Repeatedly, when the loud huzza of tlie people pierced the. soldier’s chamber, he raised himself, and w ith fefver breathi and a prayer to f!c;svt ti. At Icrgh the proces sion reached tl.e old man's dwelling—it was I about to pass—the spirit stirring air of Hail Columbia waited on the breeze, and joyful rounds of the happy | t opic entered the o !>< n casement; thclight c’fother days beam ed in the veti fan’s face ; he raised birnsi 11 in his bed and made his dyin; request. Itwas ibal the flag of hi, countiy might be pla ced before his aged 1} cs," that he might look once move on freedom’s starry ham er. Ilis wish was gratified ; the procession stop ped, the .star-spangled (lag was dis) laved ; he gazed ujon it a moment, tumid his eyes in peaceful gratitude to Heaven, fell back a iui expired. Thus died the aged Re volutionary, the brave John ('ampkcll, of J’iqua. AV hat n subject fer the painter! IJr.w noble a theme f< rthe poet! The caator, the statesman, ti e tvarrioi*. may fit.tl a mor al heir. In that veteran's life was compris ed an age of glory; glory to his country, ■ mortality to himself. In infancy and bry ! hood he had strttg&lod beneath the weight j ofoppression and thtaldcm. In the sititwy j strength and pride of manhood he hail thrown that thraldom off, aid struck a irit mpl ant I low for the liberty of the world. He had lived to see his country t,«c>, had enjoyed the fn its rs that heedem, had grown o?d and full f years and honors, and when at last he lays him down to diefto de part for tJie eternal realms ; he looks his last upon the honored flag of his country; the last sounds l e hears ate those < I joyful freedom ; and when his spirit lakes its leave it is borne to its in mortal home upon the grateful aspirations of the free ; aspirations offered up at freedom’s altar to that throne of God. Fnhlime departure! Glorious life, and enviable hour to die! Os the death of such a man, and at such a tittae, how tru ly may we sny--- “Hnw sleep the bravo who sink Jo rest I’y all their country's wish's blest.” • m 0 * “Their dirge rhall be the freeman’ssigh. Their monument the myrtle tree ; While truth and \irtue w-teping nigh, Fl,all close the patriot's o', seqny—- Nor shad ouc tear less saereil fall Upon thigrnve ofwealtb. Because unblazou’d in its pall, And titleless its birth.” THF. GRAND LOTTERY. The great real estate lottery, to Redrawn at Jacksonville, Flmida, which nunbtrs among its przes Banks, large aid splendid Arcade and llis),op's Hotel, occasions no little talk and speculation among all classes; and many ol those who are in the habit of •-counting chicket s beloie they're hatched,” seem at a loss what to do with their prizes ween they get them. W* were mm h amus ed at t; cm veisatioi. Leiuce n a cou| le ol dar kies alt \v evenings sin e. 1 »Id on tl.e st( |s of ti e Atchafalaya Bank. Each ol iLntt led concluded to purrhase a ticket; each apj ear evko think that one ol tl e principle pi izes w as hisi to a ct itaii ty. 'lie only diflictilly ap peared to he what distribution to make of tie property. “I say, Sam Jonsing, wat you speck .o do w>d ttat Arcade oher dar when you doi.e got him?” -Wat 1 ’sptet to do will him ? My, in .de fus plare, 1 shall mancipate dc whole iiuman family, and den—and den— ’ “Well, wot den?"— “And den 1111 uy n h r -s a.n'l wagon and ride down to de lake tl*.-ry Sunday. I'll take de shine ol ’in Scott, man w at makes de pics and cuts such a swell. Hut, Rite wat you do wed Bishop’s Hotel —“Dete’s war 'on boiler m&,£jam. De faek is dat I hardly know bow lo make de disbnrsbuin ob so much waluable property. J link, howeber, dat I'd go and learn to play on de fiddle on scientific principles; von knows I has n taste dat way. lien I’d buy me a little bouse and garden out back somewni", and den. if derc was any balance left, I’d buy anodrr lottery tii ket ami den qu : t. Don’t you link dat would lie a wise expnsishun ob my affairs, Sam Jonsing ?” “Well. I dors. I link dat y our | lav is about de right ting, and if you says I’il cum and board wid yo.n. I don’t spt.se yen’ll charge dis ! child more’ti free dollars or free’u a half a j week.” “No, not il you pays for your own iw. shin’-’ Having thus settled their ffairs satislactoriiy.Smn and Refer adjourned eael to his own kitchen.—.V. O. Fieayune. Signor Blitz. —A man challenged the Sig nor to wager an liundre"'.,! dollars that he could not swollow him ; the challenge was accepted, and the time appointed when the trial was to be made. The gentleman who was to ho served afterilic manner of lotinli was upon the spot in season. Signor Blitz m ole his appearance, provided with a huge pat. of greacc, which he occasionally stirred up for the edification of the crowd.— Com. Gazette. “Are you ready for the attempt ?” asked the magician. “All ready.” “You will please take off your hat.” “Certainly.” “Now your toota, there mav be nails in he heels of them.” “Oh yes.” “Now your coat the buttons would bo likdly to catch against my teeth.” “Os course.” “Now your pantiloons and shirt. ! * “M hy, sir, do you intend that I shall strip my self entire ly ?” “Yes ; why not? 1 agreed tn Swallow you, but the clothes are not in the bond. By strip ping & thorough greasing, I presume I shall be able to perfomi the feat with but little difficulty,” ‘That is your game is it? In such a easy you are vvelcoiue to the money.” A Pa.'scnger in an Awkward Predica ment.- A gentleman, Mr. K., who went out in the Erie steamer last week, from Buffalo, had taken a berth in one of the state rooms on deck, the stale room next to his having been secured by age ntlemanand bis wile, Mr. R. wishing to retire early, went by mistake into the married gentle man’s state room, and thiuLing it to be his own, stowed hunselt away very snugly in the upper berth, and was in a sho t time sound asleep. The lady, who had been rea ding in the cabin, wishing to go to bed, and not seeing her husband, went to her state room, and was surprised to find him (as she supposed) asleep in his berth. Not wish ing to awake him, slip undressed herself, and «as just on the point of getting into her berth, when the supposed husband sprang up and exclaimed—“who’s there !” As may nartirnlly be supposed, the lady screamed and crouched in one corner of the small room ; and if happened just at that moment that the husband made his appearance. Being rather a testy gentleman, and per haps withal occasionally haunted by the ‘ green eyed monster,” lie did not wait for an explanation ; but seizing the trespasser by the shirt collar, pulled him from his berth and without even stopping to venture a re tnarknpon his unquestionable situation, at tempted lo llut si him upon deck. Mr. IL. on the other hand, having too great a re spect for decency to g ret all his fHlow passengers sans evUotu. was compelled to defend himself against being thus summar iy disposed of-—and wide endeavoring to push him through the (’oor, the mauied n an was himself forced upon the deck and locked our ol his ow n tin m, The Captain and a crowd of passengers immediately as sembled— Mr. R. then open the window tendering an explanation—it was accept ed and he permitted to dress and retire. The chagrin of tlie testy gentleman can not be described. He had not only made a fool ol himself before all the passengers but had ver} impolitely exposed a stranger in the veiy lace ol his own wife, who like a virtuous woman, 6at passive during the whole ridiculous scene. (Freni the KerPtbed: Journcl.) A SpokeJifil'l- —The following account of a battle between a King snake and a Rattle Frake, was related to me by an eye witness; which 1 w ill give ns near ns I can recolh-ct, in the woods of my informant. Faid he, was our a hunting, ana had sat down to vest myself, when 1 discovered a king F i the craw lit g slcwly nlct g, with his neck arched, and bobing his head to the ground. 1 had heard that he was death to all other snakes, and that he searched them out l>v trailng them up. Fo 1 followed stealthily alter him. When he bail proceeded two t r three hundred yards in the manner 1 have described, 1 discovered the object of bis search. It was a large Rattle Snake. He hail already discovered Ids Kingship, and show cd the glatest rage and alarm; which he manifes- ted by erecting bis tad, rattling, hissing, and Iby throwing himself info all manner of j conto lions. His Kingship, which was not more than half the size of the other, began to Ucze his victim, by circling round and round him, by appro iching and retreating, and by otlier demonstrations utfighl, keeping all the while at a proper distance front his fangs. These denpit strnfioi so ( fght were kept up lor nearly an hour, when the Rattle Snake became sullen, and slreaclied hi, self along on the ground. The other crawled cautiously up behind, keeping his eves fixed stead ly upon his victim. When near enough be darted Toward, seized him b- ti • na/.e of the perk, and coiled himself ra dl ibout film. The rattle snake made a «.<operate effort to free himslf. His Kingship fell to squeezing aid stretching hint, gathering up occasionally and renewing bis grasp. Nor did he desist till even every involuntary motion of his vicitm had ceased. He then uncoiled himself, and repeated his man - about him, as if to be assured that lie had fairly accomplished his buisness.” 'J he King snake is found in the Southern part ofllie United States. It does not ex ceed for.rfeet in leneht—it.is chequered w ith a variety id colors, one of which is a brilliant yellow—and cannot be mistaken tor an* other Jprciff of tri e. It is raid Ml p e very poicei oi.s. By some means it is u,, scale: and 1 suspect it of having the organ of distruetivenes (asthe Rhrenolegist would say.) so fully developed, that it gratifies the passion upon its own kind. Value of the Credit System— Illustrated. About ten years ago a poor and plodding, but hard working and honest son of Erin, bought a small track of land with a small house upon it, fur which he contracted to pay four hundred and fifty dollars, and gave his bond am! mortgage for the money. For the fust vear or two it seemed to go hard with him. He did not pay the interest even —and some fear vvas entertained that his time and his money were not well laid out Upon a little urging, and the cneouraee tnent ofong forbearance ofthe principal, at the end of ihe third year, be paidnpall the interest. Ur appeared then to have new life, and was resolved upon greater exertions; and concluded it he could pot est" the pay ment ofllie principal, he would repair his boose, and add to it a little, and manure liis land. He accordingly went to work, determined to accomplished his purpose. From this time, he was pretty regular in Ins annual payments, not only of interes's, bur on ac count ofllie principal, and this Spring he discharged the whole balance of demands against him, and has now a house as big again as the one he purchased, an! land worth twice os much nionev as it vvas. from ele;vring and cultivation : and is out of debt. In the mean time, too, ltis family has in creas'd to some five or six children, all of whom have been very well taken care of", in their plain, coarse way of living. And this is the effect an i value of the credit system. If that poor man—a dav laborer only —had not found a friend to trust him for a house and lot, for a home for his family, he would probably never have saved a pen ny. not only because he could not have lived so cheaply in anv other wav, but “spe cially because lie would not have had the powerful inducement to labor and econo mize. v. bich his obligation created, and which the preservation of his house and lot re q tided. lie never turned his back, at any time, upon a glass of good whiskey; aid,but for the stimulants of another kind, might easily have yieleil to that. He is now in compara tively comfor able circumstances, and is grateful to his friend, not only for the con fidence lie l eposed in him, but for the mo tives lie placed before him to industry, econo my atnl perseverance. This is a case within our personal know ledge; and it is only a class of tliougade and tens ol thousands o! cases vvltjc’, our ponntrv affords, ami w hich demonstrate the creative power and immense value of that credit sys tem which so many foolish men now-a-days arc doing the.r best to break down. N. J. Frcdonian. Caff:*, of Cold IVatei .—A very simple ma chine. by which pneumatic pressure may be applied to the filtration of all liquids, has been constr”cted in London. A tin cylin der, divided by a strainer into two parts, contains in the upper division the liquor to be filtered. To the lower division ofthe cylinder a small air pump is attached, by which the air is exhausted, and the liquor filtered quickly through and may be drawn off as required. Ou exhibiting the invention (says a London paper,) to some scientific gentlemen, one ofthein immediately observ ed that it was admirably adapted for ma king coffee upon which the inventor took the hint, and constructed a very simple cof fee machine. He first tried to make cof fee with it with boiling water, and it pro duced very good coffee as clear ns brandy. He then tried it with cold water, and to his astonishment, found that the caffee so pro duced was infinitely superior to that made with boiling water, tlie flavor being much finer. The apparatus was tried at the Roy al Insti'ntion, and gave universal satistac t ion —. Portland Ai! ver User. From the Macon 'Telegraph. THE SILK BUSINESS. “The Georgians are push'll g the Fill; culture iu a way that ought to excite emu lation every w here.” So says Pculsou’s Philadelphia Daily Advertiser, and so will say every man of common sense. Still, some captious cynics nearer home, repeat the sta/e echo of '•Adorns Muhieauhs Alania pronounce the Si!k business a humbug ; and abuse our Legislature for offering tlie Fill; bounty, (viz : 50 cents a pound for cocoons, and 10 cents a pogtnd for reeled silk—sec copy of the law in this Telegraph.) Now ice look upon that law. as among the best of the few useful, ones, passed by our Legislature, for the last 20 yea’s —and the FILK BUSI NESS not as a humbug, or a mania, a fever, that w ill rake its course, then, terminate in a copious evacuation ts bile / hut as the be ginning of anew and permanent branch of Agriculture, tliatwill advance the prosperity ol our country, and benefit the human race. Hundreds about here have commenced renting the MulticaitlD in a sn all wav ; and <1 few have gone more largely into the busi ness. Probably within two miles of this place, are several hundred thousand Chinese mulberry trees. These trees will be for sale, if a market offers for them—-if not, tlie proprietors are prepared to raise cocoons (10m their leaves. Several pretty handsome cocooneries are already in existei ce in our neighborhood; and a plenty of silk-worin eggs, at reasonable prices, for those who wish to procure them. We profess not to be among the most sanguine of the friends of the silk business; nevertheless, we have long been of the opinion, that silk would eventually lie.-ow* a permanent and profitable staple of our country, \\V have watched the excitement on this subject with much increasing rot faience. At no time has a doubt crossed our mind, as to its practica bility, and eventual adoption, ~s one of the great staples of our Ftate. Ihe difficulty which lias heretofore in terposed, almost to defeat, was the length of time necessary, to get an orchard started. J his is now removed, by the introduction of the Morns Midtiraulis or many stalked mulbury. What lu-fore required five or ten years to accomplish, may now be -as easily attained in one, or at most two years! r l his species of the mulberry growing with as much certainty from the cuttiug, as In dian com does from the kernel. ’1 rue, we hear complaints, occasionally, of the cuttings not coming up well; but the same complaints are made of corn, and cot ton. and all other seeds. Seeds and young plants of every sort, are exposed to uuuier ous accidents, which sometimes prevent «heu coining up, or growing, Among these may be mentioned, ants, grubs, cut-worms birds, poultry, dec. They may be planted too deep, or too shallow; the'ground may be too wet, or too dry, or too hard. Take it altogether, «e look upon the niulti caulis to be as sure from the cutting, as al most any other crop from the seed. This gives it a vast superiority over the w hite ns well as every other species of the iimlbcri v. Besides the facility in propagating i|| t . nu.'l ticaulis, it has another derided advai t.igc in the ease and facility with which ihe Unus can he gathered and (ed out. One hand being able to attend as many norms as f,. ur or five could with rhe white; the leaves In ing so much larger. M e can show leaves on our trees 12 inches in length, and 14 1o 15 inches broad ! The reeling and twisting the silk is very simple, requiring but a lew hours instiuction to be perfectly understood by a child ten years old. 111 the state of reeled silk, there is no dnnbt it will find a ready niaiket; as it may also in that of cocoons. In Philadelphia, Baltimore, <!cc., there is already a niaiket onen for them, and tbeie will probably fce i« every tow n at the South, as soon as anv are produced. No apprehension nerd be entertained cf the market being overstocked. The im portations into this ccuntry annually amount to about 25 millions of dollars besides what is produced in the R ,S* amounting to several tlmiiKaflU more. Ai <1 after supplying our own ( our.ii v, nr thing prevents us hom Hupping it 10 i> reigr. 1 ;t . 1 urns, in which erent, we might find a mar ket for >ltlll,( OtMi(iO worth. In this view of the snhjrcf, we look upon tlie silk l>"iiinv law as among tl o best that ' passed at the la-i ms in. If «Pe silk culture becomes general, ii will bring in,, use a vast quantity of worn out . ml >amiv land, hithpito snp| osi il tube wortl.!i r.-T. and a large number of profitless hands. sn, |, as young cliildrin, hclphss females, ~j aged persons, who cannot now er.in tl.eir living. It will be a Useful and profitable ap pendage to every poor house and hospital, and orphan asylums— ; i:d e'en m rovniiv .schools. By another year. we. cxnccf fp see reeis and spinning apparatuses introduced: and a steady market for eocoot s, as well r.s reeled silk. Now. that the •pinning wheel of cm gi and mothers days has been discarded, wo know ol no better imminent to t. I.e its jdacn. than the silk reel—and no occupation lor females, better than the silk Imu ( Eatonton, Mav CO, TolVm. .Tarratt, Seaton Gra'utlund, It if limns Rutherford, Thames B. Stvt.hs. J) r . White, Dr. Alexander, and lhitj, n.ir, If all, the Committee of 'lea per ante lit'. farm, 'Stilledgcville. Gtr>tlkme.x ; You may desire, a, well the ft tends of this cntctjijse gtr.aiallv to know how nnr projects aie. M l *m'it was first thoimid of as a matter of cretin-, pot lance i 0 procure the passage ol a law in tins otate to banish the retail of intoxica ting drinks, three years’ effort was sup| csed necessary to accomplish the work ; but various favorable circumstances flatter us with the pertain expectation of its passage at the next sessiou. The people we find niueli more enlightened on this subject than uns at first supposed—and whenever this is the case, all is made ready to our hand And why should our citizens be unprepared U* tak e ii high stand in virtue and 1 orals and enlightened Legislation ? Have we not ex isted as the most free people in the world, the last sixty years ? M'e have had school houses, churches and bibbs all the time. “Many have run to and. fro, and knowledge has increased.” inson.r eh that whenever i> law is proposed so big with bles sings to ail classes and interests, as cuts contemplates, I can hardly persuade myself there will be a dissenting voice. Mhy should theie lie objections? Do we pro pose to injure any ? No! Do we propose to take any man's money ? No! Do we propose to take away ary man's tin el No ! Do we propose to take away any man's peace ? No! Do we propose to take away any man's rights to canv on a bustiers which is profitable to In sell rid 1; in It I to nobody ? No ! M e p*r j(re to aiiict a fulfil.c which is full of evil, and ri !y evil; and so say oil the people. And ettghf rot that which is so injurious to tlie many, so fatal to the many, 10 be stopped by law, if it cannot be done otherwise? M’ho will say no ? Mho will say the nun 1/ cnglit tn sufiV r for the folly of a feu’ ? Wi o will say tin- many ought to bow to the few I —that the f< w grog shop cai didates, the half pit t ' oti l i. \nsm) ft io ride Ibe nat\ r 1 lig lit oiiod vii irons rt.d n pudrit 71 1 - cf G'ecrca? Nobody. No man :u liis ret res it iii s?' a. Is there a fa ml I y in Georgia who has cot had some dear relation or lucid it.irtd ly spirituous liquors ? I haw found some trouble with the c;ti tioes politician. Asa ( lass, these men aio more opposed to the gd:cr..l delation of tlie |it |'ic, (a l( w very hornrnhic excip ttoi s.) 1 1 ;r.t; arv ether, for no oth«r reason that ! can see, I nt the easiest wa\ to keep tin lust.lk sup is keeping others rVww. Let us sti| pose dltr law. n law to Irish i] e mischii-K arising fi< m the ictaii ( -j mioxi eaiitH* thirds, to Le order discussion in the next Legislature, at and m me ; cor sii’v n an should take ir into his head to oppose it ; of course he must feel his import; cce rt outli to give his reasons for his opposition : at and fii-t, he 1 armor vote for this law. Ir» at sc lis constiuci.t.s (for these ;re they U] <ll win in his heart is srt.) are dtuukards; secondly, they are, a majority (.. them, whiskey sel lers; thirdly, they are virions; fourthly they are ignorii't ; fill lily, t *'rv dot ot knew the diticrcnre between natural libelty anti constitutional liberty; and lastly : n<f matt important of all. if l e ranrot'luy a few votes with hall puts le rrrvrr expects to take a seat in that house again. I am gentlemen, verv sincerely venrs. JOSTA'H FLOURNOY. B. S-—You will hear from me again. PkSitkStmuv, May 24, 1839. -Pr«r Sit .-—I received your letter of the 13th inst., and would have answered it le fere this, but haring a variety of other bu siness to call my attention, could l'tt sooner make a correct investigation into the causes which led to the con mission cl ctitiic, and the conviction of all the prison ers at present in the Penitentiary. Reliev ing as 1 do that your exeirtions are | lively benevolent, in your ; tiempt to bring about so important a charge in | üblic sentiment, and it successful, will be productive of so much good to the country, 1 wish every tiling emanating from this depository of prisoners, may be strictly correct, that it may serve as a beacon to direct others how to avoid the e\ ih i here are at this time 141 male prison os in the Penitentiary ; of this nun ber, about one hundred were either drunk or dtinking.it the time they committed the act ff r which they were sent quite a num ber of litem kept grogshops, and associated with the vicious who attend such f laces, ilicrc are lfl convicted of either mnicjct*,