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the 33>::en' box a. JlnJreL o:' our youth who haro .read Wiri’ji graph c i fe of Patrick Henry, have ac tu Uly suppo ;eJ the effects ascribed by the in imitable d.o rrapher to the powers of that self taug.it orator’s eloquence, in tue parson cause, tlie beef cause, a:i 1 the storm scene in the hou-e of B irgcsses of Virginia, o i the adoption of the Federal C institution. to be mere fuitasics *oft!ic writer’s brain, and out o! the question in tile practice o: real i.te. io t lose vv no have never witnessed the force of eloquence upon t'le in .1 Is 01 a I. j.erung multitude, sueu i**ior e ice 111 tv certain! v apuctr natural and iciv excusable 5 especially 11 tiicy .iad not the p.eas mre of knowing the exalte 1 character and pure purpose of Mr. \\ irt; but for otners to doubt the veracitv of his pea, seems very iiiucn like questioning one’s own existence. Patrick Henry, however, is not the only orator of oar infant republic, who, by the force of eloquence, has cleared the courts of justice and the halls of legislation. And to back this assertion, we here oner the simple story of the events connected with the “Broken Bond,” referred to at the head of this article. Jusit before the war of the revolution, Dea con Dudley C. of New Hampshire, accompa nied Zobina C. his neighboring merchant, to the town of Boston. There they called on Mr. Frazer, a large importer of foreign fab rics; with whom Mr. Z. C. was in the habit of dealing. The deacon, thoughtful and en terprising, proposed trade also; but the wary citizen decline I the purchase of his butternut and hickory pitts, his kegs of picketed trout, and bales of peltry ; but finally expressed his 'wish to purchase a drove of cats, fora ship which lie was about to send ia a quarter of the world where the animal was unknown. But said the crafty purchaser, ‘.hey must lie trained to the whip, and to regular marches across the country to ship board, and then to a market in foreign trade. Trie Deacon thought of the offer, and concluded that as horses, mules horn ed cattle, sheep, hogs and turkies had been trained aad driven by thousands across the country t© a market, he could not see why the cat also might not be trained for the same pur pose. At all events if he could not drive them, he was sure he could train them to follow him, for his old Tab often followed him to the fields and woods. lie therefore concluded to fur nish the drove of cats. A bond was drawn and executed, and a large sum of money was advanced, in order to enable him to prosecute his arrangement On reaching his home, the Deacon immediately prepared a room n his garret, and began to collect his drove, exercis ing them every morning under the crack and lash of his long whip, to regular marches round the room. The plan operated favorably while the num ber of cats were small, and the space sufficient for free movement; but when he had assem- j bled a large number, opposition arose ; and i when the whip was applied to force obedience, the whole mass, as by common consent and , simultaneous movement, pounced upon the ; poor Deacon, and would have torn him piece meal, but for the timely aid ofthe family, who roused by the noi e, burst the door ofthe cham ber, and allowed the cats to escape. The Dea con fortunately survived his wounds, returned 1 the money advanced him by Frazier through j the agency of his neighbor C., and relinquished the contract. The war which ensued called the whole strength ofthe country into the battle field, and both the high contracting parties to the cat contract, did their country some little service. Some ten years after the piece of 1783, j Frazier, on closing his business, journeyed j through the interior to collect his balances ; and ! Among the rest called on the Deacon for the j fulfilment of his bond, demanding the amount of advance (which the country merchant had never returned.) with interest, and a heavy sum a.s smart money, for neglecting to perform his covenant. This was 1 ike a thunderbolt to the ears of the poor Deacon, who had not once doubted but that the merchant’s money had been promptly returned, and the bond cancelled.— Presuming there must be some mistake in the matter, he resisted payment; and an action was instituted to enforce the demand. The cause was brought to an issue at the village of Keene, where the good people had just finish ed anew and tasteful church, and had turned the old one elevated some eight or ten feet up on a granite foundation over to the purpose of justice. Tiic Deacon, when lie found himself drawn into the law, employed the slick-headed, eagle-eyed, and eloquent Ben. West to defend his cause; and against him had been pitted the young and brilliant J. Mason. From the singular character ofthe case, the parties liti gant, and the high standing of the counsel em ployed, a general interest had been excited; and women and children thronged the house to literal stuffing, to hear the story of the Bro ken Bond. The pleadings were opened by young Ma son, wit’.ia IpM flourish of anticipated triumph frequently mingled with a lurking sneer at any serious attempt at defence—and ho was re plied to by the grave and stubborn charge of a direct and premeditated attempt, upon the life ot the venerable Deacon—an officer, who in those days and among that people, stood in sacred re’at.o 1 to the church, next to the min ist *r. To su t in this charge, the wity counsel first hell the pr y clad and full powdered merchant up the gaze o! the court and crowd, is an old notorious and experienced cut <fo.il l-CPj •familiar with uil f R;r liah ts, nr.fi so long iiumured to their society, as to have imbided most of their nature*—ulledgiag that if shut up alone in the jury’s lobby, lie would instantly mew for his old companions. Tuis brought a tremendous hurst of irrepressible laughter fiom the whole crowd, and set the bench in a percep tible titter. When the lit had fairly subsided, he adro.tly changed his key, and presented the unoffending, giev headed Deacon, cast help less upon tne floor, beset by a hundred furious animals, made desperate by hunger and long confinement —some fastened upon his throat, sucking out his life blue 1, others upon his body tearing away the llesh, and others at his lace, gashing his cheeks and tearing out his eyes with their claws. Ills peculiar picture brought the whole scene before tlie eyes of the court, the jury and the people, whose sympathy was excited to a shower of tears, commingled With audible implication on the heads of the wretch who had plotted the mischief. Os this general excitement, tiie adroit coun sel took instant advantage, and bearing with irresistible force upon the feelings and con sc mice of the discomfited merchant, as a’gned him in tones of language that went to iiis heart and harrowed up all his sensibilities, iiis posi tion with cats in this life, and in the hie to come —with an escort of cats as lie made his journey thither. This denunciation was served withered and overwhelming, and Was instantly followed by a continued chorus of cat squalls, proceeding from among the very feet ofthe spectators, as though the assigned escort had actually arrived to accompany the affrightened merchant on his untili ig journey. The chil dren began to cry, the women scream, and the men to stare, and all to move in a mass toward the door way, seeking immediate egress. The panic was universal, the jam fearful, and to many nearly fatal. Some fell and were tram pled upon, others pitched he idlong do wn the granite steps, bruising their flesh, and breaking tlieir bones, while others leaped from windows twenty feet from the ground. The house was soon cleared, and neither judge nor jury would return to it that day ; the cause went for the 1 )eacoti by general acclamation —and a com mittee was appointed to investigate the matter the following day. Some time after the death of Mr. West, which happened immediately after the adjourn ment of the celebrated Hartford Convention, of which lie was a member, and which was the only public trust he was ever prevailed upon to accept, it was discovered that lie, finding the Deacon’s defence desperate, added strata gem to his-eloquence, and placed the night previous a number of boys under the floor of the court-room with cats, who, upon a con certed signal, were to make their squall. They were admitted through the rear wall, and after night secretly dismissed. XVASRINGTON AN T D THE HUCKSTER. It has frequently been said tHut Washing ton was not only distant and reserved with those of his own household, but more so with his soldiery. This was not the case, but the reverse, as many anecdotes will prove. The General, when not absorbed in the more im portant duties of his station, would familiarly sport with the rank and file, and sometimes en gage in diverting his troops with amusements; particularly when the prospects of peace and a happy termination of the contest wore an as pect of gloom and dismay. All old corporal, who had been attached to Washington’s ser vice for many years, related several anecdotes oft the General; among -them wc remember the huckster of New Jersey : “ The army, had been a long time 0:1 march; and when encamped, were almost destitute of provisions, and reduced to allowances, every one prepar ed to receive his morsel, in the hopes of seeing better days. During the encampment, there appeared among the troops a huckster with a cart load of nuts and fruit, which to the sol diers offered great temptation. Washington, who knew that his men were pennyless, and would he grieved at not being able to pur chase, ordered the hu 'Aster, forthwith to leave the commons; but the man anxious to sell, obstinately refused. The General sent for the man, and explained the condition oft his men, that it were useless for him to remain longer on tiie ground, and in the mildest tone requested him to be gone. The huckster still remained unmoved, and persisted in staying on the commons. —Washington was deter mined not to be out-generali-d, and by this time had lost all patience at the stubbornness of the man ; lie therefore ordered a few sol diers to upset the cart, and such sc raiding 1 . have never seen before nor since. In a few moments not a vestige remained save the nut shells. Tills is the only time tliat I had heard Washington laugh out. —During the scene oft I the eager contest, he seemed so diverted that ift it was possible to crack his sides, he cer j tainly did on that memorable day. Nothing | was afterwards heard of that obstinate buck ! ster, who must have discovered that it was no | small thing to t ide with the General. ” Army and Navy Chronicle. TIME. There is no such thing as time. It is but i space occupied by incident. It is flic same to | eternity as matter is to infinite space—a por i tioa out ofthe immense, occupied by something | within the sphere oft mortal sense. We ought I not to calculate our age by the passing of years but by the passing oft feelings and events. It is what we have done, and not what we have suTevcd, makes us old. -ton’t BJS irscarju AGED ! If,-ft the outset of life, tilings do nol ’go on smoothly. It seldom happens that the hopes which we cherish of the future are realized. Tiie path of life, in prospect, appears smooth and level enough ; but wuen we come to trav el it, we find it all up-hill and generally rough enough. The journey is a laborious one, and wketner rich or poor, high or low, we shall iind it so, to our disappointment, if wc have built o;i any other calculation. To endure wiiat is to he endured, w.th as much cheerful nu.su as possible, and to c.bow our way as easi iv as we can through tic great crowd—ho ping for little, yet striving lor much—Ms per haps the true plan. Don't be discouraged, if occasionally you slip down by the way, and others tread over you a little. In other words don’t let a failure or two dishearten you ; accidents happen, mis calculations will sometimes be made, things w:il turn out differently from our expectations, : and wc may be sufferers. It is worthwhile to remember that fortune is like the skies in the month of April—sometimes cloudy and some times clear and favorable; and, as it would be folly to despair again seeing the sun, because to-day is stormy, so is it unwise to sink into despondency wnea fortune frowns, since, in the common course of things, she may be surely expected to smile again. Don’t be discouraged, if you are deceived in the people of the world. It often happens that men wear borrowed characters as well as bor rowed clothes ; and sometimes those who have long stood fair before the world, are very rot ten at the core. From sources such as these you may be most unexpectedly deceived, and you will naturally feel sore under such decep tions ; but to these you may become used. If you are as most people do, they will lose tlieir novelty before you grow grey, and you will learn to trust men cautiously, and examine tlieir characters closely, before you allow them great opportunities to injure you. Don't be discouraged, under any circum stances. Ho steadily forward. Rather con sult your own conscience than the opinions of men, though the last is not to he disregard ed. Be industrious —he frugal—-be honest — deal in perfect kindness with all who coine in your way, exercising a neighborly and obli. ging spirit in your whole intercourse ; and, if you do nol prosper as rapidly as some of your neighbors, depend upon it you will be as ha ppy* Female Conversation. —For readiness, tact, and discrimination, elegance and address, for the acquirement of all these good qualities there is no school like that of female society. Tiie lesser virtues, too, those of complaisance, kindness, and good-will, with many others al lied to them, are hardly to be got elsewhere. But with those I have no business at present. I am now 011 the talent of conversation, and that too I may safely add to the catalogue above enumerated. The mind of woman, taken in the abstract, and without reference to individuals, when we compare it with that of man, is much what the graver or penknife is to the axe. It is a thing of no great force, it can achieve no stupendous work—scarcely .any thing sublime was ever compassed by it; but in matters of minute detail, of ready in vention, of nice adjustment, of elegant though superficial execution, it is your only instru ment. To hear a woman talk politics is to tie sickened of them for days, or weeks, or months after, according to circumstances. This is an unfailing rule. Then, to listen to her religion is usually, though not so generally, to he re minded of the hasty curiousness of Eve.— Tiieir vivacity is too prompt and sparkling. They fill tlieir measure with the first outbreak of tlieir froth, and when we have waited long enough lor it to subside, we look again, and behold ! all is emptiness. Their range, then, is a circumscribed one ; but in it they are like fairies within tiieir ring— creatures of infinite > grace and power. To be much conversant ; with them is a tiling of as much advantage for the learned man as the lessons of the fenc ing-master would be to the raw big-boned re cruit. Tiicv would not, perhaps, add materi ally to his strength, but, by teaching him its full use, they would incomparably heighten its Utility. s c if Formation. Experience teaches Fish as well as Fools. —lt is curious to witness the uproar that takes place in the fish-pond at Logan, in Galloway, tiie moment tiie fisherman makes his appear ance with his daily store of limpets, and other food for his finny charge. Tne whole surface seems agitated by some vast internal commo tion, as hundreds of fishes rush from all cor oners to one common point where they know they will receive their accustomed food, and where they greadily contend with each other for the delicious mouthful. They ft re intimate ly acquainted with the person of their keeper and will feed from his hand, distinguishing him from the numerous visiters who frequent the spot. One old cod, for the pond is a salt water one and connected with the sea, allows the fisherman to stroke his head and even to lift him from the water. Thus it is seen that these animals have at any rate acquired a con sciousness of security which cannot he ascrib ed to any modification of mere instinct, which rather prompts them to shun the deceitful pro tection of man, as it doubtless did when they were first placed in the pond. But tiicy have acquired knowledge from experience, mid such is the result. Biwhnan’s riiil-isapliy of Instinct and Roaron- Toleration.—* Tnere shocid be a perfect tol eration in matters of religion. In what relates to tiie salvation of a man’s soul, lie is more concerned than I can be; and to pretend to dictate to him in this particular, is an infinite piece of impertinence and presumption. But if a man has no religion at all ? that does not hinder me from having any. If he stoo lat the church door and would not let me enter, 1 should have a right to push him aside; bet ii he let me pass by without interruption, I have no right to turn back and drag him in after me. lie might as well force 111 c to have no religion as I force him to have one, or burn me at a stake for believing what lie does not. Opin ion, “ like the wild goose, flies unclaimed of any man ;” heaven is, like “the maible air, at. ccssible to ah and therefore there is no oc casion to trip up one another’s heels on tine road, or to erect a turnpike gate to collect large sums from tire passengers. How have 1 a right to make another pay for tiie saving of my soul, or to assist me in damning liis ! Tiiere should I*o no secular interference in sa cred tilings; no laws to suppress or establish any church or sect in religion ; no religious persecut oris, tests, or disqualifications; the different sects should lie left to inveigle and hate each other as much as they please ; but without the love of exclusive domination and spiritual power, t lie re would he little temptation to bigotry and intolerance. Hazlit. Fact nU generally Inown. —Although the hare idea of drowning a fish may appear to the mass an ut'er absurdity, the thing is not only possible but easy, It is true fishes arc perfectly helpless when out of their element, and will not drown when afloat if left to the guidance of their own instinct; but if a grilse, salmon, or trout, or in short any other species of fish, when newly taken from the net, is held with its tail up and its snout down the stream, it drowns, we understand, almost immediately. Tiie experiment lias often been tried, and, hut that a thump on the head is easier, would he resorted to by pisCalofs, for tiie purpose of put ing finny captives to death. Extraordinary Mode of Resuscitation. — -A youth named Henry llice having fallen into the basin, City Ro id, London, a quarter of an hour elapsed before he could be got out. Tiie boy was conveyed to the Wenlock Arms, arid two surgeons immediately attended, who after an hour’s exertion were unsuccessful in their attempts to restore the youth to life. A drunken man in the tap-room, waking from his sleep, and hearing that the medical men had failed in their attemps, staggered into the room and said he could restore the boy, and applying liis mouth to that of the youth (at the same time including the nostrils,) and by strong suction, as if drawing the breath from the patient, actually renovated the lad i:i a few minutes, to the astonishment of all present. This was the ninth person whom this individ ual had restored to life in a similar manner. This extraordinary case has excited much speculation, and has led to the conjecture that an instrument might be made to answer the means adopted in these instances of resuscita tion, which would Ire highly beneficial in every point of view. A Cautious Widower. —ln a Village of Pi cardy, after a long sickness, a farmer’s wife fell into a lethargy. Her husband was willing, good man, to believe her out of pain, and so. according to the custom of that country, she was wrapped in a sheet, and carried out to be buried. But, as ill-luck would have it, the bearers carried her so near a hedge, that the thorns pierced the sheet, and waked the woman from her trance. Some years after she died, in reality; and, as the funeral passed along, the husband would every now and then call out —“ Not too near the hedge, not too near the hedge, neighbours! ” Soiling at Half Price. —A witty Hiberni an just arrived in London, and wandering about, perceived a blanket at a shop door with this inscription—“ This superior blanket for half price.” Pat waffied in and demanded the price; “just five shillings sir,” replied the shop-keeper. ‘By my sowlc, and that’s chapel’ And so, folding the blanket up, and putting it under his arm, he laid down 2s. Oil. and was walking off. The shop-keeper intercepted him and demanded the 2s. Oil. “Didn’t you say, you spalpeen, that the price of the blank et was 55.! And sure hav’nt I given you the half of it! And by the same token, I won’t give up my bargain.” A scutlle ensued, and Pat was taken to Bow street: but when there he pleaded his case so ably, that the Magistrate dismissed the complaint, anil ailvi edthe shop, keeper never again to ticket his goods at ‘ half' pricin’ The following was written in a diary, at the Falls of Niagara, on a visit in July, 1830: “ Origin of the Falls of Kiagara. —Once upon a time, (the date of which is not record ed.) the three rival gods, Jupiter, Pluto and Neptune, desirous of evincing their superiori ty overeach other, resolved to prove their pow er by the magnitude of their operations— when Jupiter built Olympus, to frighten the world with his thunder. Pluto fOt fire to 1 Mount Etna; and Neptune, with a dash of I his trident, made the Cataract of Niagara.” MGRfi JIODEO IjEFIXITIOr^S. From Fowler's Cast-iron Dictionary. Affectionate— Kissing a young lady wit! your mouth full oft tobacco". *" ® Coward —Oi.e who refuses to fire a r.'sfoLt you at your special tit: die. Dews — Piio tears of 1 leaven over the £ part ure oft day. e " Discontent- —That movbid state of dissa*;, jfaction, which renders one incapable of '** oying the goo i things in liis possession. ’ Disinterestedness —Accepting a lucrafi offi.loe at the particular and urgent request of t.ie people. Drunkard One who is possessed of an evil spirit which has destroyed his free-agenev. Fashion —The voluntary slavery w-Ll leads us to think, act and dress according the judgement of fools and the caprice of c ot ° <Combs. x ' Felicity —The horizon of the heart, which is always receding as we advance towards it Ftshcry— The agriculture of the sea. Fool What a fop sees in the looking glass. 6 ’ Clenl-email —The filling of a coat. Cold —Dead earth, for which men sacrifice life, and I<jsc heaven. Integrity — Wearing a large cloak to cover all deformity. Kindness —Loaning 1000 dollars at two per cent a month, and paying the amount ia current money at six percent discount. Lady —An appendage to a bonnet. Man of Decision —()nc who insists that his wile shall kindle the lire on a cold morning. Rascality —Being fool enough to get found out in deeds of wickedness* ShMed /iett-*AVhecdling a living out of otli. ers, and living in idleness yoursbll*. “ Tfl wore so unlucky, ” said an officer, “as* to have a stupid son, I would certainly make him a parson. ’ A clergyman, who was in die company, calmly replied, “ You think dis. ferently, sir, from your father. ” uen Oliver Cromwell fir.->t coined money, an old calavier, looking upon one of the new pieces, read the inscription on one side, ‘God uaii us, and on the other * The Common weakli of England,’—“ 1 see,” said he, “that God and the Commonwealth are on different sides. ” A celebrated thief, on being apprehended,' declared that the constables of the city were a perfect nuisance. The musquitocs of Florida, (says the N. 0. Picayune,) not only carry grindstones to whet their bills on, but also take a little boy along to' turn the crank! “ Alack-a-day! ” cried an old sawyer, upon hearing of the loss of a sloop load of grind: stones ; “the times were dull before, but now I suppose they will he duller than ever. ” An exchange paper, in describing a small man, says that he would appear to disadvan tnge by the sale of a pint bottle. So would any one, in these temperate times. Ignorance. —lt is impossible to make pco pic understand their ignorant, for it requires knowledge to perceive it; and, therefore, he that can perceive it hath it not. If all the newspapers which are read were piled in a l eap, they would make a mountain; then if all the newspaper which are paid sos were placed in another heap beside the former, and a man were to stand on the top of each heap, the one would be so far above the other, that they could not converse together without the aid of u speaking trumpet. HOME* Home! ’tis tHe rihrae of ail lhat sweetens life ; Oil, ’tis a name of hiore than magic spell, \V hose sacred power the wanderer best can tell! He who, long distant from his native land, Feels at her name his eager love expand ; Whether as parent, husband, fuller, friend, To that dear pom?, his thoughts, his wishes bond ,* And still he owns, where’er his footsteps roam, Life's choisest blessings centre all—at Home ! Color and Scent of Flowers. —lt appears tnat white flowers more frequently have an agreeable scent than colored ones; for in 100 white there are, on an average, 14.0 with an agreeable smell, and only 1 disagreeable} whereas, among the like humber bf colored flowers, only (5.3 have an agreeable, and 1.4 a disagreeable odor. The Law's Delay.- — Some few tveeks since at the session of Warren Superior Court, a wiU ness swore to an occurrence about 10 o’clock in the morning was indicted for perjury, at*’ t-aignei!, tried, convicted and jfcntencfed to the Penitentiary* by 4 o’clock of the same day/ He certainly* cannot complain ofthe tardy ad ministration of justice. Unknown wb reckon ufl how many talented children wc find in country towrts and schools, and twenty vears after, see how few of tlietrt become heads of colleges/ general officers and the like, we shall be as-’ tonished. There is none of God’s demesne* so slightly cultivated as that of genius. Heav* en sows every year the seeds of a rich har vest, but we care not to water or transplant them. A country boy of talent, left to himsclb reminds one of a pound of iron, which, in rough state is worth one sous ; but when mads up into watch springs, fetches sixteen millions of sous. How many springs might be mads out of these neglected geniuses ?