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From Arthur’s Lades* .Magazine.
A Domestic KLctclu
BY FANNY UItAY.
Ho if to Correct a Husband's Faults.
‘ Now just look at you, .Mr. Jones! I;
declare! it gives me n chill to see you go i
to a drawer. What do you want ? Tell*
me! and I will get it for von.’
Mrs. Jones springs to the side of her
husband, who has gone to the bureau for
something, and pushes him away.
‘There now ! Just look at the hurra’s
nest yod have made! What do you
■want Mr. Jones'!’
The husband throws an angry look
upon his wife; mutters something that
she cannot understand, and then turns
away and leaves the room.
‘ It is 100 bad !’ scolds Mrs. Jones, to
herself, commencing the work of resto
ring to order the drawer thst her ho«.
band has thrown all topsy turvy. ‘I
never saw such a man! He has no
kind of order about him; and then, if I
speak a word, ho goes off into a hull'.—
But I wont have my things forever in
confusion.’
In the mean time, Mr. Jones, in a pet,
leaves the house, and goes to his store
without the clean pocket handkerchief
for which he had been in search. Hall
of the afternoon passes before he gets
over his ill-humor, and then he does not
feel happy. Mrs Jones is by no means
comfortable in mind. She is really sor
ry that she spoke so roughly, although
she does not acknowledge, even to her
self, that she has done wrong, for, every
now and then, she utters half aloud,
some censure against the careless habits
of tier husband, habits that were really
•annoying and inexcusable. They had
been married five years, and al* that
time Mrs. Jones had complained, hut to
no good purpose. Sometimes the hus
band would get. angry, and, sometimes,
he would laugh at his wife; but be made
no effort to reform himself.
‘Mr. Jones, why will you do so?’
snid Mrs. Jones, on the evening of the
same day. ‘You are the most trying
man alive.’
* Pity you hadn’t a chance to try an
other,’ retorted Mr. Jones sarcastically.
The offence given was a careless over
turning of Mrs. Jones’ work-lmsket, and
the scattering of needles, cottons, scis
ors, wax, ami a dozen little et ceteras a
bout the floor.
The reply of Mr. Jones hurt his wife.
It seemed unkind, tie had brought
home a new book, which he intended
reading, but the face of Mrs. Jones look
ed so grave after the overturning of the
work basket, that he felt no disposition
to read to her, but contented himself
with enjoying the hook himself.
It must be said, that Mr. Jones was a
very trying man indeed, as his wife had
already alledged. He could open clo
sets and drawer as handily as any one,
but the thought of shutting eilher, nev
er entered his mind. The frequent re
proofs of hits wife, such as—
‘Had you any doors in the house
where you were raised ? or
‘ Please to shut that drawer, will* you,
Mr. Jones?’ or
‘You are the most trying man in ex
istence,’ or
‘ You are enough to try the patience of
a saint, Mr. Jones,’ produced no good ef
fect. In fact, Mr. Jones seemed to
grow worse every day, instead of betler.
The natural habits of order and regular
ity which his wife possessed, were not
respected in the least degree. He drew
his boots in the parlor, and left them in
the middle of the floor—put his hat upon
the pianno, instead of hanging it on the
rack in the passage—tumbled her draw
ers whenever he went to them—left his
shaving apparatus on the dressing table
or bureau—splashed the water about and
soiled the wall paper in washing, and
spite of all that could lie said to him,
would neglect to take the soap out of
the basin—spattered every thing around
him with blacking when he brushed his
boots, —and a hundred other careless
things, that gave his wife a world of
trouble, annoyed her solely, and kept her
scolding at him nearly all the time. This
scolding worried him a good deal, but it
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never for a single moment made him
think seriously about reforming his bad
habits. ’
One day he came in to dinner. It was
a hot day. Ho wynt up into the cham
ber where bis wife Was sitting, and threw
himself into a large rocking chair; took
off his hat and tosied it over upon the
bed right in the midst of half a dozen
lace collars jkiwlv dpne up.—and kicked
off his boots with silcli energy that one
<>f them. la*ded upon the bureau, and
ihe other in the clothes basket, soiling a
white dress just from the ironing table.
Poor Mrs. Jones was grevionsly tried.
The husband expected a storm, but no
storm broke. He looked at his wife, as
she lifted his hat from the bed and put it
upon the mantle-pirn*, and took his
boots and put them in n closet from
which she brought out* his slippers and
placed them beside him, hut did not un
dersland the expression of her Ihee, ex
actly, nor feel comfortable about it.—
Mrs. Jones did not seem-angry but hurt.
After she had handed him his slippers,
she took the soiled dress ftom the clothes
basket, over which she had spent nearly
half an hour at - the ironing-table, and
attempted to remove the dirt that the
boot had left upon it. But she tried in
vain. The pure white muslin was hope
lessly soiled, and would have gone into
the washing.tub before it would be again
fit to wear.
‘lf you knew. Henry,’ she said, in a
voice that touch d her husband’s feelings,
as she laid aside the dress, ‘how much
trouble you give me, sometimes, I am
sure you would he more particular.’
‘Do I really give you much trouble,
Jane?’ Mr. Jones asked, ns if a new
idea had broken in upon his mind. ‘I
am sure I am sorry for it.’
‘ Indeed you do. If yon would only
he more thoughtful, you would save me
a great deal. 1 shall have to wash out
this dress myself, now, for the washer
woman is gone, and I can’t trust Sully
with it. I spent nearly half an hour in
ironing it to-day, hot ns it is.’
“I am very sorry indeed. Jane. It
was a careless trick in me, I must con
fess; and if you will forgive me, I w ill
promise not to offend again.’
All this was new. Both Mr. and Mis.
Jones felt surprised at themselves and
each other. He had offended, and she
did not get angry ; she had been annoy
ed, and he was really sorry for what lie
tied done. Light broke into both their
minds, and both made an inslanl resolu
tion to be more careful in future of their
words and actions towards each other;
and they were more careful. When Mr.
Jones offended, as he still too often did,
his wife checked the instant impulse she
left to upbraid him. He perceived this,
and, appreciating her self-denial, com
pelled himself, in consequence, to he
more orderly in his habits. A few
years wrought so great a change in Mr.
Jones, that, to use hyperbole, he hardly
knew himself. He could shut a closet
door as well as open it, —could get a
handkerchief, or any thing else from a
drawer, without turning it upside down,
—could hang his hat upon the rack, and
put his hoots away when he took them
off. In fact, could be as orderly as any
one, and without feeling that it involved
any great self-denial to do so.
An Arabian Horse lamer.
The Richmond Whig says that there is
a “horse tamer” in that city, who pro
losses to he in possession of a secret which
enables him to tame; the wildest horse.
The Whig gives this account of an experi
ment he made in Richmond :
“ The experiment was performed at the
circus. The exhibition to the public eye,
consisted of throwing the mare upon her
side, by the machinery of a leather strap
carried over her shoulders and buckled al
each end to her anklet, which being grad
ually contracted, she, per force, came
down a while, fi’st upyn her knees, then
her side. The experimenter [the ‘Mes
rnerizer’ a wag called him] then gently
manipulated her face, and patted her
neck, and after a half minute or so, ap
plied a powder to her nostrils. The fas
tenings were then loosed and she was
permitted to rise—[We should have sta
ted that she exhibited, duting the manipu
lation, indications of pleasure instead of
fright.] When up, Mr, Francbe [the
tamer] took hold of her tail and suspend
ed his weight upon it. She was then led
off by his assistant, he still suspended by
her tail and suffering himself to be drag
ged along. During these feats she exhib
ited no alarm or disposition to kick. A
Al(ilJSl4, GA. JULY 12, 1845.
sheep-skin(not very agreenlle to n horse)
was then ied to her tail, which she drag
god about the circus withou* any sign of
repugnance. Mr. Franche hen snapped
his fingers, when she turnedpnd followed
him.
Such was the result of thqexperiment,
and yet we did not regard itas doing jus
tice to .Mr. F. or his secret, for the marc
had been broken, and it was not in the
power of the spectators to Itiow what de
gree of wildness he had J’dsubdtie. He
would have preferred, ho sajfctt e wildest
mustang just caught in th« Pijiiries, or
the wildest and most unbroken cjnll in Ihe
vicinity of Richmond, on ho principle
that it is easier to teach t|e untaught,
than first to learn and Ahe inis
taught. ’ ~
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From the Youth’s Coununion.
A Snake Story.
When I resided in the country, I one
day met with a little udveiture which I
will detail for the nmuseitieut of my
renders. On a certnin part of my hus
band’s estate, were three or jour small
cottages inhabited by poor leitmts, gen
erally laborers on the inrnt. I used fre
quently to visit these cottages, for the
women and children were always glad
to see me.
One pleasant in June, I
walked over to the cottages, Every
door was shut, not a soul was to he seen.
It was too pleasant to return to the house,
so I wandered on. At the distance of
about a quarter of a mile, I catne upon a
field where I found my cottagers, women
and children all busy in gaihering wild
strawberries. They did no sde me till I
was close upon them. “Mrs. Dixon!
where in the world is yous baby? where’s
Edward ?”
“ And sure, ma’am, is he not lying un.
derthe large tree, fast asleep! I said to
meself, ‘sure, and its me husband shall
have the berries for his Ripper ns well as
ihe rest of them,’ and EHdv the dear lit
tle orat.tr, sleeps like al'icwnb r,a ho is
Jist step this way, tnv lady, and look at
tie darlin ”
I followed Mrs. Dixon to n large oak
tree, where, sure enough, lay the little,
rosy cheeked, rurly-patpii fuljow fast a
sleep under a light silk -shawl which his
mo|her had carefully spread over him.
But ns we drew near, we saw, 0 1 horror
lof horrors! coiled up <)n the top of his
body, outside the shawl a large poisonous
snake, of the kind they ball copperheads.
Mrs. Dixon had the natural antipathy
to serpents very strongly; Inti giving a
scream, she rushed forward, and would
have seized the copperhead in her hand,
hut I field her back, and represented to
tier, that by such a course, she would be
bitten herself, and perhaps the child nlso;
and that the bite was almost certain
death.
“ 0 what shall I do then ?” cried she,
pale and trembling, and scarcely able to
articulate. “Shall I let the horrible cra
ter lie there on my baby’s bosom, till he
wakes and throws out his dear little arms?
Wlmt will happen then? tell me that!”
The baby slept on, however, and did
not stir; while we stood almost paralyzed
watching the snake. Once he raised his
head, and looked about, and I hoped he
would glide quietly away, but the silken
shawl was soft, and the sun was warm,
and his flat, ugly head again sunk upon
his body. We were a'uiost in despair
One proposed that we should shout, and
frighten him away, hut that would lie
sure to waken the child, and his safety
depended upon his keeping quiet. One
courageous woman approached the shawl
and gently lifted the corner. The snake
suddenly reared his head; hisfiody swell
ed and the bright orange spots upon it
glowed like fire, lie gradually cooled
down, however, and again composed him
self to rest. But he had changed his po
sition, his head now lav upon the grass,
though his body stretched quite across
that of the child.
I suddenly recollectd of having read
that an ashen twig had the effect of par
alizing a snake and rendering him inca
pable of injury. “0! for an ashen
bough 1 who knows where there is an
ash tree?”
Some knew of one in a distant field,
and immediately three or four set off to
procure a branch. But alas! they are
scarcely gone when the baby shows
symptoms of waking. He fetches a long
breath, he moves his cheek upon the
grass; and see, one little hand is raised.
01 it will certainly tall upon the snake,
and then .
The mother struggled forward to seize
her child, when click! bang! close to
our ears, went off a rifle. The snake
sprung into the air and fell several feet
from us with a rifle ball through bis head.
The mother could only hug her habe,
l and sob and laugh, but l nevef heard any
! thing like the jubilee, the torrent of Irish
joy. which arose from her companions.
William Johnson, the hero of the rifle,
who was silently coming bellind us on
the grass, saw the condition of the child
nnd resting upon n stump, took
such sure aim. as left him on
chance of “You good crea
ture,” said I seizing his hand. I could
almost have kissed him. I was afraid
the women and children would actually
eat him up; so as to alPd such a catas
trophe, I led the way to Mrs. Dixon’s
cottage, for nobody felt like staying in
the field n%y longer, to gather strawber
ries.
White Slavery in WatUctlli.
One of the late numbers of La L'mc,
a journal published in Hungary, contains
the following announcement from Wal
lachia:
“To be sold by the sons arid heirs of
the late Nicholas Nika, at Bucharest
two hundred families, the mu|e members
of which nre, for the greatest part, labor
ers, locksmiths, shoemakers goldsmiths
and musicians. The proprietors of
these families will not dispose of them in
any smaller lots than those consisting of
five families but the prices at least low er;
by a ducat per head than the ordinary
established rates, and advantageous la
eilities for payment are lettered.”
This announcement is not, ns might
he supposed at first sight, n pleasantry;
it is serious, nnd what is more, it is legal,
for the Civil Code, granted in 1818 by
the Prince Joen Knrndecli to the princi
palities of Moldavia and Wnllachia, and
which is at this day in full force and vig
or, actually sanctions thiaslnvcry.
Thus, while the Crislian nations of
Europe are yearly expending millions in
sending war vessels to tie African const,
for the purpose of preventing the trade
of black slaves, white ones are adver
tised and sold, under file protection ol
the law, in two Christina countries situ
ated in the very interior of Europe it
self.
■‘rioters* Proverbs.
Never inquire thou of the Printer for
the news; for behold it is his duty at
the appointed time to give it unto thee
without a*king.
It is not fit that thou shouldst ask of
him who is the nuthor of an article: for
his duly requires him to keep such things
unto himself.
When thou dost enter into a printing
office, have a care to thyself that thou
dost not touch the types, for thou may
est cause the printer much trouble.
Look not at the copy which is in the
hands of the compositor, for that is not
meet in the sight of the printer.
Neither peep over the outside while it
is being struck off, or look over the
shoulders of the Editor while he is read
ing proof.
Prefer the town paper to any other—
subscribe immediately for it, and pay in
advance, that it may be well with thee
and thy little oats.
Taking it Easy.
Old father Hodge was a queer dick;
and in his own way, made every thing a
subject of rejoicing.
His son Ben catne in one day and
said,
“ Father that old black sheep has got
two lambs.”
“Good,” says the old man, “that’s
the most profitable sheep on the farm.”
“ But one on ’em’s dead,” returned
Ben.
“ I’m glad on’t,” says the father, “ it’ll
be betler for the old sheep.”
“ But t’olher’s dead too.” 6nvs Ben.
“So much the better,” rejoins Hodge,
“she’ll make a grand piece of mutton in
the fall.”
“Yes, but, the old sheep’s dead too,”
exclaim’s Ben.
“ Dead 1 dead 1 what, the old sheep
dead!” criek old Hodge, “that’s good,
darn her, slje was always an ugly old
scamp.”— Portland Tribune.
Don’t v ifJcnJand Greek. —Dr John
son one day, isputing with Macklin, il
lustrated las übject by a Greek quota
tion.
“I donft understand Greek,” quoth
Macklin.
“A man that argues shcnld under-
WASHINGTONIAN
TOTAL ABSTINENCE PLEDGE,
We, whose Dairies are hereantoair
ncxed, desirous of forming a Suck tv fur
our mutual benefit, and loguard against
a pernicious practice, which is injurious
to our health, standing and families, do
pledge ourselves as Gentlemen, not to
drink an_v Spirituous or Malt Liquors.
Wine or Cider.
[No. 52
stand all languages,” pompously retorted
'tiie lexicographer.
; “Very well,” replied Macklin, and
immediately gave him a quotation from
the Irish.
Discovery in the Preparation of Coffee.
—lt having licen known in Prague, that
the water in the wells of that town is bet.
tar adapted lor the use in making coffee,
than the river water, a comparative ana*
dysis of the water indicated that this de.
■pended on jhe carbonate iif j *r»diV"ontn»n.
ed in the former. It has since been found
i lint a small quantity of the carbonate
added to the col Tee much improves its
flavor; and it has therefore been recom
mended by chemists, that an addition of
43 grains of the pure carbonate of soda
added to each pound of roasted coffee as
an improvement to the flavor, nnd also to
the therapeutic effects of this beverage,
a< it neutralizes the acid contained in the
infusion.
Ihe Military oi Boston now use only
cold water nnd lemUnade as a beverage
at their/V e;.
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Kotutiun of Crops,
There is not now as great attention
paid to the necessity of n judicious rota
tion of crops as the subject requires.—
Let the land be supplied with all the
chemical elements of vegetation in a
bundance, if the same crop is sown two
or three years in succession, it will be
found deficient; also, when crops near
ly allied succeed each other. For in
stance, in strong land, if one part Is
sown with oats nnd another with beans,
alterwards followed and treated exactly
alike and sown with wheat, the crop
will be better on the bean part. Al
though the cause has not been satisfacto
rily accounted for on chemical princi
ples, it would appear that the excretions
ot the roots of one culmiferous plant
was injurious to those of another of the
same family, or that the one substract
some peculiar principle from the soil es.
sentinl to its growth. In like manner,
red clover, on the four-course system, af
ter a number of years is found to fail,
not, as has been stated, from a deficien
cy of gypsum (sulphate of lime) in the
soil; tor the application of that sub
stance, although attended with beneficial
results in some cases, has not altogether
cured the evil, and in others (an in
stance of which occurred in this neigh
borhood) entirely foiled. In land that
was sick of clover, instead of sowing it
every time of fallow, I have missed it
once in a course, so that the interval be
i ween the crop was seven or eight years.
1 his plan, as far as I have observed, is
attended by a complete restoration of tie
crop, and is the best to adopt in the pret
est state of our knowledge -—Eng. paper.
How to get new varieties ot Potatoes.
When the vines are done growing and
are turning brown, the seed is ripe; then
lake the halls and string with a large
needle and strong thread; hang
in a dry place where they will,
season and mature, without ? (i ''
injury from frost. I 9 ti, ‘ ,°*
April, soak the halls . (
water, then squeeze mMur***-' ~,i: d ,n
the seed from .t e zfffilyP ß ™ lß
and dried they are fitlf’f - 5 <en . wasaed
0 a bed well prepa. H S ° Wln / ,n T' 3 '-
will sprout ir n few > rden 5
attended to ike W- be
When about two in '> vegetablgs.-
be thinned and tra. he f h *. the * ™y
As they increase in ,n !°
hilled. In the nuke 3 ®’ f ° U JJ be
will he of the shroff' n'-ny/of them
that to a pea. I„ thfc from
they should be plai ej 0 ® s P rl . n ß*
the large ones Vet!. ,h }/*■*
their second season Stl 1 JL „ ■ ,n
, i, .... mtl -iftfull size,
and will exhibit t i , * ■<!.. J.
form and may then ,/ w suit
the judgment of the <vd« »a',* 1 W(ml{ j
prefer gathering the i* * , ,
of a good kind. Th it •: * 1 vY f 8
seeds thus obtained wib ; \
tive, nnd wijt continue a *
ually deteriorating until hey
need a renewal by the«arnu 7
Am. farmer.
By a close exainim
found upon many fruarees, toNMiSyg*
resembling a compacipider’s
with eggs of the cajbrpillar. ftLfrtAp
these carefully, note lid burn ti.im,
you will save your/f *nd much troubii"