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A BalUd.— BV TOM HOOD, JW.
There liv'd an Itoncst fisherman,
1 knew him paining well—
W ho dwelt hard by ft little pond,
Within a little dcih
A grave and quitt man «as he,
W ho lov’d liia hook a»d rod —
So eten ran his line of He,
His neighbors thought it odd.
For science and for books lie said
He never had a wish—
Mo school to him was worth a fig,
Except a “school offi*..."
This single-minded fi|h< roan
A double calling had—
To tend tiia flocks in vvintrr time,
In summer fish tor shad.
In short, this honest fisherman
All otoer toils iorsook,
And though no v. grant man was he,
He liv'd by*' hook and crook."
All day tlflt fisherman would sit
U)ion an ancient log,
And gaze into the water, like
* Some sedanlary I'rog.
A cunning fisherman was he,
His angles all were right;
And when he scratch'd Ills aged poll,
You'd know he'd got a bite.
Tocharinthe fish he never spoke,
Although Ids voice was fine;
He found the most convenient way,
Was just to “ drop a line.”
And many a "gudgeon” ofthejiond,
If made to speak to-day,
Would own, with grief, this angler had
A mighty •* taking tray.”
One day while fishing on tho log,
Ho mourn’d his want of luck---
When suddenly he felt a bite,
And jerking—caught a duck.
Alas! that day the fisherman
Had taken too much grog,
And being but a landsman, too,
He could’nt “ keep the log."
In vain lie strove with all his might,
And tried to ga n the shore—
Down, down, he went, to feed the fish
He’d baited oil before!
The moral ol this mournful tale
To all is plain and clear —
A single "drop too much" of rum
May make a watery bier.
And he who will not “sign the Pledge,"
And keep the promise last,
May be, in spite of fate, a stiff
Cold vater-man at last.
On stceiug Child:en at Play«
I love to look on a scene like this,
Os wild and careless pi ly;
And persuade myself that I am not old,
And my locks are not yet gray ;
For it stirs the blood in an old man's heart,
And makes his pulses fly,
w To catch the thrill of a happy voice,
And the light of a pleasant eye.
I have walked the world near fourscore years,
And they say that 1 am old,
And my heart is ripe for the reaper death,
And my years are will nigh told.
It is veiy true, it is very true,
I’m old and t " bide my time,”
But my heart will leap at a lime like this,
And I halt renew my prime.
Play on, (dev on, I am with you there,
In tho midst of your merry ring:
I can feel tha thrill of a darling jump,
And the rtjsh ot the breathless swing.
1 hide with you in the fragrant hay,
And 1 whitop the smothered call,
Ami my feet (lip up on the seedy floor,
And 1 care riot tor the fall.
I am willing '*die when my time shall come,
And i shall lie glad to go,
For the world, at best, is a weary place,
And my pulse is getting low;
But the grave is dark and the neart will fail
In Heading its gloom away;
And it wiles my heart from its dreatiness
To see the young so gay
From the Columbia Wadungtonian.
The Envenomed Worm.
“Outveuoms the worms oi Nil*.”—Shakspcare.
Who has not heard of the rattlesnake or cop
per head ? An unexpected sight of cither of these
reptiles will make even the lords ol creation re
coil. But there is a species of worm, tound in
various pails of this fctatr, that conveys a poison
so deadly, thst compared wtth it evrn the bite of
the rattle-snake is harmless. To guard our read
ers against this fisc oi human kind, is the object
of tins communication.
Tins worm varies much in size. It is frequent
ly an mcti through but as it is rareiy seen, ex
cept when culled, its b noth can liaroly be con
jectured. It is ot a dull lead color, and general
ly lives near a spring or small stream ot water,
and bites this unfortunate people who are in the
habit ol going there to drink. The brute crea
tion it never molests; they avoid it with the same
instinct that teaches the animals of Peru to snun
the deadly coya.
Although numerous have been the instances
that reptile has inflicted its injuries ; and fearful
beyond description its effects, yet sucli is the spell
in which the senses ot the sutleier are bound by
it, that no sooner has the unhappy patient recov
ered from the paroxisms produced thereby, than
he seeks out the destroyer, lor the sole purpose ol
being bitten again.
The symptoms of its bile arc terrible. The
eyes of the victim become red and fiery—bis
tongue swells to an immoderate size and obstructs
Ills utterance. And after having been repeated
ly bitten, delenun- of the most horrid character is
the inevitable consequence.
It is not unseldom that every friend deserts
him when n this state; leaving him to t-.c fear
ful exercise of his ungovernable rage. His fami
ly arc gener&lly Ins truest friends; hut if be bus
a tender wife and helpless children, they seldom,
il ever, escape becoming the objects of his frantic
fury. In a word he exhibits to the lile, all the
delcßtftblc passions that rankle in the hosoiu of a
savage, divested of th redeeming traits that
characterize the inhabitant of the wilderness.
I have seen a good old father- his locks as
white as snow -Ins slejis slow and trembling, beg
in vain of his only soil, to quit the lurking place
oftlu* worm That son once loved his lather,
and would listen to every word ot his kind advice
and gentle reproof. Oh! how my heart bled
when he turned away, tor I knew that the fond
hope, that his -on would be “ the staff of bis de
clining years,” had supported him through ma
ny a sorrow.
Youth's of Columbia, would you know the
name oftliis reptile: ami knowing, will you shun
its withering, ruining sting I It is the W orm oj
the iUUI. F.
The Joys of Home.
0! what so refreshing, so soothing, so satisfy
ing, as the placid joys of home I
£>ee the traveller. Does duty call him for a
season to leave his beloved family circle —the
image of his earthly happiness continues vividly
in his remembrance. It quickens him to dili
gence; it cheers him under difficulties; it makes
fiim lk.il the hour which sees his purpose accom
plished, and Ins face turned towar.ls home; it
communes with him as lie journeys; and he hears
the promise which causes him to hope “thou
shalt know also that thy tabernacle shall be in
peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation and
not sin." 0! the joyful re union of a divided
family—the pleasurq ot renewed interview and
conversation aller days of absence.
Behold the man ot science. He drops the labor
ami |»intiilnp»B of research, closes his volume,
smooths his wrinkled brow, leaves his sludy, ami
unbending himself,stoops to the capacities, yields
to the wishes and mingles with the diversions of
his children.
‘ He will not blush that has a father’s heart,
To take in childish play, a childish | ait;
But bends his sturdy hack to any toy,
Thai youth takes pleasure in, tu please his boy.”
Take the man of trade. VV hat reconciles h>m
to the toil of business'? What enables him to
endure the fastidiousness and inqiertinence ot
customers? What rewards him for so many
hours of tedious confinement? By and by the
season of intercourse will arrive, he will be em
bosomed in the caresses of his family, he will
behold the desire of his eyes, the children of his
love, for whom he resigns his ease; and in their
welfare and smiles, he will find his recomjtcnse.
Y’omlercomes<hc laborer. He lias borne the
burden and heat ol'the day; the descending sun
has released him from his toil, and he is hasten
ing home to enjoy repose. Halfway down the
lane, by the side of which stands his cottage, hi
children runs to meet him ; one he carries, and
one he leads. The companion of his humble
life is ready to furnish him with his humble re
past. See, his toil worn countenance assumes
an air of cheerfulness; his hardships nre forgot
ten; fatigue van shes; he eats, and is satisfied;
the evening fair, he walks with uncovered I ead
around his garden; enters ayain, and retires to
rest, and “the rest of a laboring man is sweet,
whether he eats little or much.” Inhabitant of
this lonely, lovely dwelling, who can be mil fler
ent to thy comfort ? Peace be to this house.
“ Lei not ambition mock thy useful toil.
Thy homely joys and destiny obscure ;
Nor grandeur h. ar with a disdainful smile,
The shoit and simple annals of the poor.”
Dr. Franklin’s Wifi-.
Franklin, in his sketch of his life and habits,
relates the following anecdote of his frugal wife.
A woman could scarcely make a prettier apology
tor purchasing the first piece of luxury.
“ It was lucky for me that I had one as much
disposed to industry and frugality as myself. She
as-iittrd me cheerluliy in my business, Hiding
and stitching pamphlets, amt tending snop, pur
chasing old linen rags for making paper, &c
VV e kept no idle servants; our table was plain
and simple; our furniture ot the cheapest sort.
For instance, my breakfast for a long time, was
bread and milk, (no tea,) and I ate it out of a two
penny porringer with a wooden spoon ; but mark
how luxury will enter families, and make a pro
gress in spite of principle; being called one
morning to breakfast, 1 found it in a china bowl,
with a sjiooii ot silver. They had been bought
foi me without my knowledge, by my wife, and
had cost the < notinous sum ol three and twenty !
shillings, lor which extravagance, she said she :
thought her husband deserved a silver spoon as .
well as any of her neighbors. This was the
first appearance of plate or china in our house, 1
which afterwards in the course of years as our
wealth increased, augmented gradual y to several
hundred pounds in value.”
Cute hr Consumption,
The following coimnurneati n come from a
source entitled to tile fullest confidence:
Messrs Editors—A letter from a distinguished
friend in England, recently received, o utains Ihe
following remedy lor consumption, which a
sense of duty impels me to give to your readers.
My correspondent states that it was given by an
eminently skilful German physician, who had
tested its efficacy on many patients; amongst oth
ers, on his wife.
I mention it to you, says my correspondent, in
the hope that it may he useful to some of those la
boring under that afflictive, and indeed, hitherto
incurable malady, on your side the Atlantic, it
was discovered in Russia, and has been tried
with astonishing success in Germany. “Rub
the body round and round, from the ni ck low
down on tile body, for halt an hour morning and
night, with the fat of bacon cured in smoki
Flannel must he worn during the course of the
cure, and not changed more than once a month at
the soonest. Ihe cure occupies trom four to six
months.”
Should any of your readers be suffering under
thealiovc named disease, and he apprehensive of
a hoax being practised in the remedy specified,
you are at liberty to mention my name. Yours,
&c.— Charleston Courier.
On board the schooner Stauch, Upton master,
from New York to Mobile, the officers, passen
gers, and crew, ail save one, signed the temper
ance pledge, resolving never again to use' strong
drinks of any kind. At the request of the cap
tain each passenger and officer brought up ail ttie
liquor they had purchased, and threw it into the
sea.
The ladies of Baltimore are al out to present a
splendid Siker Pi chei to William K. A.itcu
kll, one of the immortal SIX wt.o organized the,
first Washington Tempeianee Society. The
firemen ot Philadelphia will offer Mr. Mitchell a
similar token of esteem.
PROSPECTUS
OP
OK, TOTAL ABSTINENCE ADVOCATE,
Devoted to the Cause of Temperance,—published
semi-monthly, in the City of Augusta ,
BY JAMES McCAFFERTY.
The determination our citizens have evinced,
to drive the Destroy «*r Irom the laud, has a wakened the
most inti mi eiate io ast nse of nut}. This should be
hailed as an emen and harbinger of goon. The spirit
of Reformation is awakened thioughoutthc length and
bieamh of our country —the Temperance Cause is
eve i y w here happil) advancing, beating down all op
position, scattering ble&Hngs on every hand, drying up
the teai s oi the distressed and causing the heart ol the
w idow and the drunkard’s w ife to sii g for oy. It is a
gioiious cause—the cause oi humanit) andviitue: our
country's highest good is involved—her prosperity,
honor and saiety. Oh! then, let us not pro\e recreant,
hut come boldly to the rescue, and with united heart
ami baud, assist in del.vering oui beloved countr} frwm
slavery to the worst, most cine! ol enemies.
To impress the necessity of such a work upon the
friends of Temi t ranee, nothing can be men* appropri
ate than t> e closingparagr&|h ol a report from Mi. S
S. t hipman, an indefatigableT*-m|*crance agent.
“Whatever other agencies may be used, the Cause
must languish without publications to dilfuse informa
tion and keep up an interest; they alone keep the sub
ject blazing before the public mind. 1 emperauce lec
turns may arouse the people from iheir slumbers,
strengthen the weak, confirm the waveiing and re
claim the w anderer i but the temperance publication
conies too often w ith their cheering accounts oi the
onward progress of the« ause. w ith their interesting
lacts and anecdote*, and w ith their stiiring appeals, to
pel mil the interest w holly to subside, or the slumbers
of the temperance men long to remain ’.ndistui bed If
the arrival of the temperance paper does not excite a
special inteiest in the breast ol the father, the children
hail it as they would the return of the long absent
friend ; they gathei around the domestic fireshU—
they devour its pages, and its contents are read and
repeated with all the glee andtnthusia m of childhood
and youth and with the stated return of such a moni
tor, the inteiest is kept up and the cause advances.*’
The Washi>gtoman has, up to »his date, attained
its thirteenth No., and has now a circulation of nearly
five hundred subscribers. This nun.her can readily
be iucieased to n thousand if the f: rends ol the Tem
peiance cause will aid us in procuring subscribers—
which will enable the publisher, at the close of the
presi nt volume, to make it a cheap and \ aluable family
p;»pi r. as well as a warm advocate of th* Washingto- j
nian Temperance Reform. We respectfully ask of]
each friend to our paper, to endeavoi to procure one i
additional subscriber, if not more, and forward to us j
immediately.
All communication*, by mail, must be post paid
to receive attention.
December 3d, 1842.
SANDS’S SARSAPARILLA,
FOR the removal and permanent cure of all di«ea»e
aiising from an impure state of th* Hood, or habit*
of the 8) bU-m, namely, Sciofuta, o> Kings Kvil> hheu
mat ism, Obstinate i utaneaus Eruptions, timples, or hut
tule* on the Jace, hi tches , Bites, C Arc ate Sore 2-yet,
Hm* H mm or 7 ttter, Scald Head, Eh argt meat and j am
of the Bones and Joints. S übboin Vice is, Syphilitic
by mi toms, Sciatica, or Lumbago, ana diseases anting
from un injudicious useoj Meicuiy,Jiscietes, or hrupsy,
eaposwtor naps udence in life, •also , Chionic, Consti
tutional Lisoi aas vill be » emoted by > his preparation-
Its timely aumiuisti avion ha> been atienuid with the
happiest usults in many anomalous * ructions ; but it
is chiefly inu need to fell the \ oiu w hit h exists bt tw etn
cathartic and aperient medicine*, hence its modus iper
andi is that cl an diiectty i—indir*etly piov
mg a lasting tome to the *y stem. diseases ol the osse
ous and glaudtilat fcy stent, also oi the joints am; liga
ments, aie sal« ly aim ceituinly cuivu by its use, as the
peculiarity ol its operation consists in itmoving the
geim or cau>c ol disease, anu the health oi the paUiic?!?
speedil} rr stored.
Sarsaparilla has enjoyed a high reputation in the
treatment anu cuie ol diseases foi many ) ears, but the
value ol no otliti attiele in ihemalcna Nieuka, that at
one time held so high a rank, has at others been placed
so low : till cause of which is chieli) owing to the
gieat vaiiatjhn in the manner of its pu paration, ai d
want oi caie in selecting the proper article. A ti.stin
guithe«i medical w iiiei wholesaled man) yeais in the
s» c-ion ol ceuuti) w htch produces the Lest quality of
SarsapanUi[tml) observes, u olsixoi eight species of
tin loot which 1 lounu glow ii.g in the woods, 1 never
found but ane o manifest to the taste any ol the sensible
pit.peities ol the genuine meuical Sarsapaiiliu,the ust
being in*lpid and utaily ineit ” As the menu ai j ro
fessiuu do not act as their own I’haimaceutists, but lely
on the skill ol the Apothecary lor pieparing and
compounding uiffeient loirmiia*. it is a m.itterot the ut
most importance that th« te should be a coriect stand
ard piepaiatiou oi baresjaitlla,on which the ‘Faculty
and public generaly cun rely with implicit continence;
—such is the article now otieied. It combines the
Utili i'ii ih l)ul* e, and in riuineaou* instances has given
speedy re lid aim matte a perfect eme w hen the patient
was «| patently fast veiging to the giave 'i he propri
etors Laveue\oted many years in expelimrntiug and
testing vat ions n ones of pieptrvtion to enable them to
conceiitiate in the most elhc<ent luim all ihe mecicinal
value of the root, ami this most desiiatie result has
been atiast tiiiim| haiitlv accomplished by means of an
entnely new, ingmious and costly &}paratus. 'ihe
Saish | *iilia is combined with other aitnles selected
wholly fiom the vegetable kingdom, all of which aie
the most |ow erlul puiiheis ol the lii-od : and these are
concentiati u into a fluid extract ol great power. The
liatient therefoie who uses this pi epaiaiion has all com
bined that can be used fur the removal of his complaint.
The numerous objections to ditto em foi ms in w hich
Satsap&rilla has been heretofore piesciibed. aie well
founded ft the quantity of sugar contained in the syrup
w ill in mast instances nauseate anu suii. it the stomach,
if a sufficient dose l»e taken to be ol any l enelit- ihe
decoction au.t infusion being so liable to sj oil, combin
ed with thmlUflculty of preparation, rentier them both
useless and inert; heuce, the superior
value-nd efficacy of the article now under considera
tion.
In addition ta the other advantagesof this preparation
it will be found'exceedingly palatable, so that even to
a child it may Uft rea< ily auministeied, and to the most
delicate person H might !>e giv en, without otiendiug or
disagrei ing vv ii It the stomac h.
As the audition of mineial poisons is frequently ob«
jected to, this pieparation is guaianteed entiiely
irom any thing ol that nature leaving it to the jutfge
mnmt of th«, phy stefen or patient to make such aodi
tions, and in such quantities a» the case may lenuire.
Sand's Saksafarilla is adapted to all the various cases
where the medicinal virtues of the root are requii«d,
and in order to deiive the full adv amages o! the j r» \ a
tion,»t is recommended to jwy regardtp the diet,avoid
ing salt food, high seasoned meats nud stimulating
drinks, an-J to keep the bow els regular
In mai y cases of Diseases of the fckin, an external
application is also neccssaiv in such it is recoin
mended to use Sands’s Remedy for Salt Rheum, which
together w ith the use of the Sats&i aiilla internally,
cannot fail to cure and ei adicate the disease.
{jtf- i he most saiisfaciory testimonials may he seen
where this medicine is sold.
Prepared and sold at w holesale and retail, ar. -for ex
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