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saddle, Harness, anti ti'Ap,
MANVFACTOUY.
Dcahn iu. all hinds of Leather, Saddlery
Harness and Carriage Trimmings ,
On Cotton Avenue and Second street, Macon, Ga.
Oct. 05, 1844.
Jtook at this!
L . J . CBOSS
HAS FOR SALE
DU Y HOODS tV CHOCEIIIKS,
Booth, shukh, caps, and hats,!
At John l). If 'inn's Old Store.
Macon, Oct. 25, 1844.
J. M. BOARDS AN,
DEALER IN
LAW. MEDICAL, MISCELLANEOUS!
a id School Books; Bank Books and Stationery;
of all kinds; Priming Paper, &c. See.
Sign of the l.arc's Rib/e, /tro doors above Shot
weU's corner, west side of .Mulberry Street.
Macon, Georgia. Oct. 19,1844. l-q j
NIS BET & WINGFIELD,
A 'S’ ’S’ «> Si NK Y S AA' I. A W .
Office on .Mulberry Street, over Kimberly's Hat'
Store.
Macon, Georgia. Oct. 19,1844. 1-ts
DOCTORS J. M. ir H. K. GREEN,
Corner if .Mulberry and Third Streets.
Macon, Georgia. Oct. 19, 1844. l-ts
JOSEPH N. SEYMOUR,
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WARE, Ac.
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Macon, Georgia. Oct. 19, 1944. 1— t (
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Macon, Georgia. Oct. 19, 1844. 1-ls
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Macau, Georgia. Oct. 19, 1844. 1-ts
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ftecond street, « lew doors from liie Washington)
Hotel.
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Jiig Hat.
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Macon, Georgia. Oct. 19, 1844. l-ll
FLOYD HOUSE, M
igft (LATE CENTRAL HOTEL.) jjiffl,
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has been by its new proprietors entirely reno
vated and repaired. The rooms have been thor
oughly cleansed, Plastered and Painted, and newly
furnished throughout. Particular care has been
taken in procuring civil and attentive servants, and
the choice of the Northern and Southern markets
"dll constitute the daily bill of fare. No trouble or
expense will be spared to make the Floyd House
one of the best conducted Hotels in the country.
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Macon. Oct. 19,1844. 1-tT
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BY B. S. NEWCOMB U CO.
Macon, Georgia. Oct. 19,1844. 1-ts
bargains in prints, shirtings,
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' ’flings, tickings, See. at unusually low prices.
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Nov. Bth. 19l^lj
’ * —IT
SAMUEL M. STRONG,]
VOLUME 1.
“MUCH TET REMAINS INSING.”
WOULD THAT THE LOVED WERE
WITH US .STILL.
II e call them through the long, long night, but
they answer us nol again."'
They have gone; the lovrd ones ol earth have gone;
IVe hear no longer their joyous tone ;
fFe list in vain tor their sprightly tread ;
Lov* may not waken the silent dead ;
I bey know not what yearnings our ford hearts fid;
fFouhl that the loved ones were with still!
Brightly the glittering sunbeams throw
A flush of light on the cold pure snow ;
Like the last sweet smile, on the pule calm brow
Os the loved who are sleeping in darkness now!
That smile vet lives iu our hearts so chill;
JFould that the loved ones were with us still!
There is mirth again round the old hearthstone,
But vve miss the glee td'an absent one ;
I here’s a bushot joy lor the perished word,
And the laugh that the fountains of gladness stirr’d.
That laugh like the voice of the silvery rill;
IFould that the loved ones were wiili us still!
If e miss, too, the glance of those sunlit eves
Which in memory’s vision before us rise;’
Sweet tones that breathed on the morning air,
The hymn of praise and the voire of pro ver;
Our hearts yet vibrate to their deep thrill;
Would that the loved ones were with us still!
In vain ! we have loved them, alas! too well;
They were unto us a binding sp>,.|| -
How may we place on earth's beautiful dust,
Ever again our heart’s deep trust ?
Who may the void in our bosoms fi'i?
Would that the loved ones were w ith us still!
TOUCH US GENTLY, TIME.
BY BARRY CORNWALL.
1 his heantitcil prayer must have been breathed
hv Iht rrv Cot tiwall s heart W’lu!e sitting at his qttiet
fireside, looking to the fare of his sweet wile, and
rocking the cradle of his “golden tressed Adelaide.”
Touch us gently. Time,
Let us glide down thy stream
Gently—as we sometime - glide
Through a quiet diram!
Humble voyagers are we,
Husband, wife, and children three—
One is lost an angel fled
To the azure overhead !
Touch us gentlv. Time,
W e’ve not proud tiorsoaring wings;
Oar ambition, our content,
Lies in simple things,
Humble voyagers are we,
O er life's dim, unsounded sea, j
Seeking only some c-alm clime
Touch us gently, gentle Time!
THE IMPUDENCE OF STEAM.
Over the billows and over the brine,
Over the water to Palestine!
Am I awake, or do 1 dream ?
Over the ocean to Syiia by steam ! \
My say is sooth, by this right hand,
A steamer brave
Ison the wave.
Bound,positively, (or the lmlv land !
Godfrey of BiilJoigne, •ml llioti,
Richard, lion-hearted king,
Candidly inform ns now,
Did you ever
No, you net er
Could have fancied scc'i n thing—
Never such vocifemtioux
Entered your imaginations
As the ensuing:—
“Ease her,stop her!”
“Any gentlemen for J,.ppa ?”
‘•’Masons, ’Mascttsf” “Ticket,please.sir.”
“Tyre or Sidon ?” “Stopher—case her!”
“ Jerusalem, ’leni! ’lent! ' —“Shu.! Shut !’
"Do you go on to Egypt, sir r”
“Captain, is this the land of Piiaraoii?*’
“Now look alive there! \N ho’s lor Cairo?’’
“Back het!” “Stand e’ear I sav, old file!”
“ What gent or lady’s lor the Nile.
Oi Pyramids?” “Thebes! Tin-lies! Sir!”Sleadv!’
“Now where s that natty tor F.ugedif”
Pilgrims holy, lied cross Knights,
Mad ve e’er the least idea,
Even in your w ildest flights,
Os a steam trip to Judea?
IF hat next marvel time will show
It is difficult to say,
“Buss,” perchance, to Jericho—•
“Only sixpence ail the way.”
Cults in Solynia may ply—
”Ttsa not unlikely tale—
And from Dan the tourist hie
Unto Beerslteha by “rail.”— Punch.
From the Mew York Herald.
M.4JOR NO.HI’S GREAT LECTURE
< >N .MOND.IY NIGHT AT THE TA
BERNACLE, ON THE RESTOR I
TION OF THE SCATTERED
TRIBES OF ISRAEL TO THE
LAND OF PALESTINE.
Notwithstanding the inch meney ofthe
weather, a very large auditory assembled
in the Tabernacle to hear Mordecai Man
assah Noah’s annunciation of his grand
project forthe restoration of the Jews to
the Holy Land. A great number of the
clergy of all denominations in the citv
were present, and amongst them, closely
wrapped up in the ample Adds of a large
blue cloak, the Right Reverent Bishop
Hughes. The attendance ofthe ladies—
who have ever been very deeply interes
ted in all matters connected with the ful
filment ofthe prophecies and the introduc
tion of the millenimn—was limited, owing
to the storm, but still there was a consider
able numberofthem present, someof them
of surpassing beauty. The front pews
especially, were graced by a very brilliant
circle, chiefly composed ofthe daughters
of Israel.
About half-past seven o’clock, the Sa
cred Music Society sane a hymn, having
reference to the restoration ofthe ancient
splendor of Jerusalem.—Mr. Noah then
ascended the rostrum, and read a lecture,
of which we annex a succinct report:
I have long desired an opportunity to
appear before you in behalfofa venerable
people, whose history—whose sufferings
—and whose extraordinary destiny, have,
for a period of 4,000 years, filled the world
with awe and astonishment —a people at
once the most favored and the most neg
lected —the most beloved, and yet the
most persecuted—a people under whose
salutary laws all the civilized nations of
the earth now repose —a people whose ori
gin ran date from the cradle of creation,
RAIOI, GEORGIA, FRIDAY’, NOVEMBER 15, 1811.
mid who are likely to lie preserved to the
lost moment of recorded time. I have
been anxious to appeal to you fellow citi
zens and Christians, in behalfof the cho
sen and beloved people ol Almighty Cod
—to ask you io do justice to their charac
ter, to their motives,to their constancy, &
lo their triumphant faith—to feel for their
sufferings and woes—to extend lo them
your powerful protection, and to aid in the
fulfilment ol their destiny by helping to
restore them to the land oi*their Ibrefulh
ers, and the possession oflheir ancient
heritage. It is, 1 acknowledge, a novel
though a natural appeal, made, I may say,
for the first time to Christians since the
advent of Christianity. But the period
has, 1 believed arrived for this appeal.
Extraordinary events shadow forth results
long expected, long promised, long or
dained. Commotion in the State, and di
visions in the church—new theories put
forth—new hopes excited—new promises
made—and the political events in Syiia,
Egy pt, 'Turkey, and Russia, indicate the
approachol’great and important revulsions
which may facilitate tiie return of the Jews
lo Judea, and the iniroduclionofthatii.il
lenium which weall look for—all hope for
—and all pray for. Where, I ask, can
we commence this great work of regencr
itlion with a better prospeclof success than
in a free country, and under a liberal go
vernment? Where can we plead the
cause of independence of the children of
Israel with greater confidence than in the
cradle of American liberty? Where ask
for toleration and kindness for the seed of
Abrah mi, if we find it not amongst the
descendants of the pilgrims? (Applause.)
Mr. Noah then went on to speak of the
antiquity of the Jews, and of the causes
which had provoked against them the hos
tility ofother nations. The deep rooted
hatred ofthe nations to the Israelites were
therefore traceable to one cause. The
Egyptians, who worshipped beasts, could
mu tolerate a people who worshipped the
iruc God. The Greeks, Cunaanites, Ro
mans were always their enemies for the
same reasons. 13ut how account lor the
oppressionsofour Christian brethren? Let
me probe these causes to their foundation,
by showing the errors of the followers of
the early Christians. I approach this in
a spirit of respect for iliose who hear me.
Born and educated among Christians—
having through I heir confidence and liber
ality, held various public offices of trust
I come to its discussion with the most
eh *tri l a hie and apostolic feelings. In fhis
spirit, then, 1 will explain, for the first
time in some centuries, tins subject. We
have the authority ot early writers and il
lustrious historians for I lie undeniable t ruth
that till the calamities of the Jews, as a
people, are the rcsultsnf the agency of our
fathers in conspiring the death of Jesus of
Nazareth. We are it is said, crushed be
neath the cross. It is the desire to evan
gelize the Jews, amt thus atone or that al
leged great sin. Let ns calmly examine
litis subject; let us examine the condition
..film J ews at that time. 'The sins of the
chosen people, chiefly idolatry, occurred
before Babylonish captivity. Since then
those sins have not been repeated, and
their fidelity remains unquestioned to the
present day. Their glory under Solomon
excited the envy and jealousy of surroun
ding nations. .
On their return, under the decree ofCy
rus, they were subjected to great persecu
tions and several division look place. The
Persian empire was at length subdued by
Alexander the Great. The Jews kept
steadfast by Darius, which incensed Al
exander, who, however, struck bv the im
posing splendor oftheir religion, became
their friend. His death was followed bv
a long series of difficulties, persecutions
and trials. An effort was made to retrieve
their condition, and under Judas Macca
hes this was in a grea degree accomplish
ed. But at last the Jews passed under
the Roman yoke, and after unparalleled
sufirings, Herod ascended the throne of
Judea, and oppressed the people to such
a degree, that he became universally tin
popular; in an effort to regain the favor
of the people he retorted and beautified
the temple. It was at this period of pros
tration that Jesus of Nazareth was born.
They had expected at that time a tempo
ral deliverer. They sighed for liberty &
vengeance. Jesus was not the one they
expected. I lis message of peace held out
no hope. He was no warrior. lie unfur
led no banner —sounded no trumpet —pro-
phesied no victory over the Pagans, and
the Jews gave themselves up to despair,
lit order to understand it, we must endea
vor to place ourselves in their position. A
rich and powerful nation, enjoying a hap
pv code of laws, noble rulers, a pious
priesthood were suddenly overrun by rob
bers and murderers. Their resources
were quite exhausted. Sinking defeated,
decayed, the once proud people deserted
by hope and almost abandoned by God,
the rays of the setting sun falling on the
brazen hemlet of the Roman centurion
keeping guard over the Holiest of Holies
at that period Jesus ot Nazareth was born
Corruption, profligacy and intrigue had
reached high places. Jesus was the
most resolute of reformers—preaching a
gainst hypocrisy and vice—lie became
formidable by his decision of character
and withering rebuke. He preached with
unsurpassed eloquence. He proclaimed
himself Son of Gotland the Saviour of the
world. The Jews were annoyed, per
plexed, bewildered. They had known
him from his childhood. They knew his
relatives; they remember him a boy as a
PRO PATRA FT LEfIIBUS
man pursuing till the age ofihirty his hum
ble calling. Then they saw him announce
himself as the Saviour of the world; per
forming, as is alleged in the Evangelist,
wonderful miracles—and surrounded by
bands of disciples, humble, but of extra
ordinary decision. The Jews became a
lartned. They proceeded to bring him to
liiul in the manner prescribed in the law.
I regaril that trial as having been illegal—
as having been proceeded with in an hour
of panic. lie did not come under the law.
The language ofthe parables was myste
rious. Jesus acknowledged the unity ol
God. He prayed to him. He disclaim
ed any intention of altering the Mosaic law
the assumption ofthe title ofthe “Son of
God” was not unusual. The same avoid
ance of any claims to Godhead was ob
servable iu the writings ofthe Apostles.
It was not, therefore, altogether the charge
of assuming the title ofthe “Son of God”
was not the leading cause til the accusation
ofthe Sanhedrim. It was the sedition,
and not altogether the blasphemy, which
led to conviction. It was the assumption
ofthe prerogatives of Caesar which led to
the Rmnan punishment—the crucifixion.
The insults of the convicted Jesus came
from the Romish soldiery, and the mobs
which even in our day desecrate all that
is held sacred. It is not my duty to con
demn or justify my ancestors in that direct
extremity. But if there are mitigating
circumstances, I must spread them before
you, and at all events, lam justified in
appealing to you, against the ascription to
us of what was done I,SO J years ago.
Had Jesus been acknowledge as king at
that fearful crisis, the people would have
sunk under paganism. W'e should have
been all darkness now. But Christianity
arose; Jesus was put to death, and it went
forth amongst the nations, and after the
reformation, shone forth with a brightness
such as its great Maker intended. The
Jews did nothing hut what God ordained.
He is, I trust now, leading us back in peace
and happiness to possess our promised
land. What a miracle! Can you not see
that God designed all this! “The seciet
things are from the Lord.”
Fully appreciating the design of the so
ciety Ibr the Evangelization of the Jews,
1 do not think—pardon me for saying so,
that their success has been commensurate
with the effort. Mv desire is, that they
should unite in restoring the Jews in their
unconverted stale, relying on God for the
rest. Jtnong a people specially preser
ved, the change of faith is almost insur
mountable. It is also impolitic to send
converted Jews to preach Christianity a
mong the ha thren. They are always
suspected. Equally impolitic was the
consecration of a converted Jew as Chris
tian Bishop of Jerusalem. If your efforts
are still to be directed to evangelization,
as well as restoration, send pious Chris
tians to them—they will be well received
and their mission treated with confidence
and regard. But ask the great question
ofyourselves. Is it not your duty to res
tore the Jews? Are we not the only wit
nesses ofthe unity of God, and the truth of
the Bible? The predictions of our resto
ration are as full its were those oi our over
throw. Has God cast off’his people ?or
has he merely visited their transgressions
with punishment? In almost every page
ofthe Bible we have directly and indirect
ly the literal assurance and guarantee of
the restoration of the Jews to Judea. We
have suffered the curses and now await
the blessing. The past has been dark
indeed—the future is full of glory and
splendor. God’s eye has ever been upon
us. To us he committed the lamp which
has illuminated the world, and we have
held it with a steady light to illuminate
the Gentiles. No, no. What would all
be without our restoration? Our land has
long mourned —shall it not rejoice? Innu
merable are the promises in our favor.
The current is strong and impulsive
throughout the writings ofthe illustrious
prophet Isaiah. On these unfulfilled pre
dictions rests the happiness of the human
race; and you are partners in the c ontract
—sharers in the glory. These passages,
recollect, relate not to the spit itual, hut to
the temporal restoration of the Jews. A
bove all, you that believe in the predic
tions of your A [jostles, and in the second
coming ofthe Son ol Man—where is he to
come to? To Zion—to the Jews. And
yet you would convert them here ! You
seek to evangelize them in the lace of all
the predictions that they will occupy the
Holy Land as Jews! \\ ithin the last 5F5
years great revolutions have occurred in ;
t lie East, marking distinctly the progress:
of Christianity. Mr. N. went on to des- ,
cribe the recent revolutions in the East,
and expressed the opinion that the land of
Palestine was destined soon to become
the great neutral ground Ik*!ween the con
tending powers of Europe and Asia, and j
that Uteri it would revert to its original
possessors. This is our destiny. Every
attempt to colonize us elsewhere has fail- !
ed. i
The Jew's are in a most favorable posi
tion to repossess the holy land. They are
at this time steadily advancing the cause I
of education. Wherever the liberality of:
governments allow they are pursuing
with success agriculture and the arts. The j
soil of Palestine is loamy and rich. The
climate is salubrious. A double crop in i
-the lowlands may be annually expected. |
Corn, Wheat, Tobacco, Olives, Mulberry
Trees, Colton Trees, Grapes, Cochineal,
the Coffee Trees, Orange, Fig, Date, Pine
Apple, Pomegranates, are all abundant.
The ports arc numerous and can lie ru-o c . 1
[Editor and Proprietor
cupied. Manufactures can soon be esta
blished. Two millions of Jews reside
within twenty miles ofthe Holy City. The
Jews throughout the world are numerous.
So far as industry—science—love of arts
- -enterprise—varied pursuits went to fur
nish encouragement for the settlement of
Judea by the Jews, the enterprise was
most inviting. Mr. Noah then proceeded
toannounce his project for the‘restoration.’
It was that all the Christian Societies of
the United States should unite in suppli
cating the Sultan of Turkey to grant per
mission to the Jews to hold land property
in Judea, on the same conditions as the
Museltnnn. This was all that he propo
sed, and this, he contended, was all that
was necessary.
In conclusion he urged with consider
able eloquence upon bis Christian audito
ry, the duty of aiding in the restoration of
the ‘Chosen People.” He implored them
to dismiss their prejudices—lnr emulate
the example of Christ, and to love the chil
dren lbr the Father’s sake. We have,
stiid he, lost all— country —government—-
kingdom and power. You have it all; it is
your’s. It once was our’s. It is again to
he restored to us. Dismiss, therefore,
from your hearts, ail prejudices. The
chosen people are worthy of your love,
your confidence and respect. Is it noth
ing to have had such fathers and founders j
oftheir faith as Abraham, Isaac and Ja
cob—such mothers as Sarah, Rebecca, j
Leah and Rachel? Is it nothing to have
been deemed worthy by the yllmighty to
have had a path made for them through)
the waste of waters? To have been led j
to Sinai, and thereto have received the;
precious gift of that law, which we all re
vere and hold saered to this day? Is it
nothing to have erected the Temple of Je
rusalem? Is it nothing to have outlived j
all the nations ofthe earth, and to have;
survived all who sought to ruin and des-:
troy? Where are those who fought at
Marathan, and Salamis and Leuetra?
Where are the Generals of Alexander—the
mighty crowds of Xerxes? Where are :
the hones v hieh once whitened the plains ol
Troy? We only hear of them in t lie pa
ges of history. But if you ask where are
the descendants of those who fought be
neath the walls of Jerusalem—the sub
jects of David and Solomon—the brethren ’
of Jesus? I answer here—(applause)—l
here miraculously preserved; the pure and
unmixed blood of the Hebrew, having the
law for our light and God for our redeemer.
Amid persecutions the most severe and
protracted, we have abided by the faith. I
When bound to the stake by men who'
claimed to he Christians, and when the i
flames hissed and crackled around them
—when exhausted and dying, they called :
on God to sustain them in their extremity)
a still small voice, pure and angelic, whis
pered in their ear—“ Fear not, Jacob, I
am with thee!”—Countrymen and citizens
thank God your hands and hearts are fiee j
from the stain ofsuch iniquity. (Applause.)
.-liter dwelling at gome length on the ar- j
gument that Christ had come for the Chris-j
tian but not for the Jew, and that he would :
come to the latter only after the restoration ;
Mr. Noah made a warm acknowledgement j
ofthe services rendered to the Church in i
all ages by woman—Jews and Gentiles |
and concluded by an earnest appeal for
theiraid in the restoration of the “disper
sed” to the land ol Judea.
[From the Philadelphia Enquirer .]
FEL'Dd AMONG FRIENDS AND
RELATIVES.
RECONCILIATION.
It is surprising to notice from what tri
vial causes serious difficulties will some
times arise. A word, a jest, the hasty
expression of the moment, has, in many
instances, broken the friendship of years,
and been the first cause of a hitter, re
morseless and undying feud. Alas ! for
poor human nature. The prejudices and
passions of the heart, the selfishness and
malevolence of men, are too often the sour
ces, not only of unkindness and pain to
others, hut of perpetual disquiet and un
happiness to themselves. There are in
the world, too, individuals who appear to
take delight in fomenting trouble, in in
creasing misunderstandings, in widening
and imparting additional rancor to diffi
culties between friends. These malig
nant hypocrites, for they deserve no bet
ter appellation, generally profess to be
extremely anxious to adjust the trouble,
to restore the confidence, and reconcile
the feelings of the excited. They, how
ever, at the same time, contrive by an
artful word, or a lialfadmitted insinuation,
to embitter and infuriate Kith parties, and
thus to convert into little better than,
fiends, individuals who a few years, or
perhaps a few months before, would not
have hesitated to make any sacrifice for
the assistance of each other. It is, more
over, a strange perversity in many minds,
to be unwilling to acknowledge an error
or repair a wrong. They are naturally
pet verse and clogged, and, by some strange;
process of reasoning, endeavor lo con
vince themselves that they are acting un
der the influence ol principle and honor,
when, ia fact, they are governed by very
different motives. “ Blessed are the
peacemakers !” How often may a tru
ly benevolent friend, one who is disposed
to do what is right without any malig
nant motive, one who really wishes well
to all about him, and lo mankind at large,
step in, and by the exercise of prudence,
moderation and forbearance, reconcile a I
difficulty, llow truly philanthropic is the
spirit which animates such a mind!—
How much belter thus to heal and adjust,
than, by a contrary course, to irritate and
: perplex ! The work of reconciliation is
.Truly Christian. It is calculated to’bring
peace to many a troubled breast, to sooth
and give balm to many an agitated mind
(and wounded heart—lo convert hatred in
to love, harshness into kindness, and to
make us, by reflection on the past, asham
ed of our moments of petulence and pas
* siou, and anxious to avoid such errors and
• imperfections forthe future.
What nobler task could an individual
be engaged in, than that of bringing to
gether friends and relatives who had been
long separated—separated too by some
trivial cause, by some hasty word, by
1 some harsh expression, or allusion, which
at the time was not meant to offend or
wound. It is so easy at times, and es
pecially when one is peevish, fretful and
j out of humor, to imagine insult where
nothing of the kind was intended. We
all, too, have peculiar moods. We have
our hours of gloom, discontent and dissat
isfaction. At such times we are univer
sally sensitive. The slightest thing will
! stir us into passion, or induce us to utter
something harsh or complaining. It is at
such moments that difficulties are apt to
arise. We cannot bear even ordinary
railing, while the remotest allusion to any
ioffensive subject or sore point, is at once
; regarded us an act of wrong and outrage.
This i(7o, we know, and realize ourselves
in our calm and thoughtful moments. —
But we lack the nerve to admit the error,
to take hack the harsh expression wo
may have used, to proffer an apology, and
to hold out the hand of reconciliation.—
How fatal has this obstinacy been to the
happiness of many ! A slight offence,
and perhaps one that was never intended
has increased with the strength of years,
by the nursings of moody thought, the
insinuations and misrepresentations of
pretended friends, and thus, what might
have been explained in a breath, what
would have been forgiven promptly and
generously, had the first word of atone
ment or explanation been uttered, has
rankled and deepened until the fearful
feelings of hatred and revenge have be
come dark features of our nature. Bet
ter, far better in every case, where a
doubt exists as to the propriety of our own
course, to stretch out the hand of recon
ciliation. Better to forgive, once,twice,
aye, a dozen times, than mistake or misap
prehend, and on such fatal error, to fo
ment a deadly and undying enmity. It
has been eloquently arid beautifully said,
“ that when the veil of Death has been
drawn between us and the objects of our
regard, how quick sighted do we be
come lo their merits, and how bitterly
do we then remember words or looks of
unkindness which may have escaped us
in our intercouse with them. How care
ful should such thoughts render us in the
fulfilment of these offices of affection
which it may be in our power to per
form ! for who can tell how soon the mo
ment may arrive when repentance can
not be followed by reparation.”
NIKIIIFIt 5.
The Duu\ —An African prince, subdued
in battle, capitulated for his bow and qui
ver. A British merchant sent him to
South Carolina, where he was sold as a
slave. A placid countenance and sub
missive manners marked his resignation,
and preserved him, in all situations, the
possession of his arms —the only compan
ion he had left-—the sole objects of bis af
fections. His stateliness and strength re
commended him to Col. Motte, a humane
master, in whose service he died, in stead
fast faith of a certain resurrection in his
native land. The bow and quiver were
preserved as relics of a faithful slave, in
the Colonel’s family, who gratefully re
membered the services, the fortitude, and
the fidelity of the gentle Jambo. In the
campaign of 17S1, the widow ol Colonel
Motte (who died a patriot) was banished
from her house, on the river Congaree,
then fortified by a British garrison; the
garrison was besieged by a small detach
ment from the American army, whose ap
proaches were soon within bow shot.
The widow who lived in a cottage in
sight of the lort, was informed that (lie
preservation of her house was tire only
impediment to its immediate reduction—
and she was informed of the expedient
proposed. Here, said she, (presenting
the African bow and quiver) are lire ma
terials—Jambo never used these arrows,
and 1 fear they are poisoned; use them
not, therefore, even against your enemies;
hut take the bow, any arrow will waft
a match. Spare not nay house, so you
expel die foe. The blazing roof produced
submission —the Brittons tlropjied their
arms—the Americans entered the house,
and both joined to extinguish the flames.
'Fhe misfortunes of a prince, and the he
• roistri of a lady, arc not uncommon —the
' novelty is the bow—a stem of genuine
bamboo — which, destined for the defence
of liberty in Africa, served the same cause
in America —was preserved by an officer
of the patriot army—presented to Mr.
Peale, and was l>y him deposited in his
museum, in Philadelphia,
Two young men, “with a humming hi
their heads,” retired late at night to their
room in a crowded inn, in which, as they
enter, are revealed two beds; but tho wind
extinguishing the light, they both, instead
of taking, as they supposed, a bed apiece,.*
i got back to back into one; which begins *
1 sink under them, and come
jtervals, in a manner very *
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