children, dragged by its dwarfish beast; the little low-that seamen possess more character, and a power of Let our children and youth generally be taught tog wheeled chaise and its solitary passenger is snaked exerting a greater influence, than any class of like num- as they are to read and write, and the result is obvina among the larger carriages by its sleek Shetland pony, ber which live upon the land. The seaman has peculiar Let this be followed up as a principle of education, a. to the imminent hazard of the pedestrian who happens at qualifications to exert an influence which others do not as a matter of course, people would as generally beca that instant to be crossing the slippery street; while the possess. The standard of morals in a commercial com- good singers as they are now good readers. In prancing horseman, gallanting his lady love with her neat munity is in no small degree affected by seamen. We state our choirs would be kept full, for as fast as se hat and flowing robe, completely fill the thoroughfare, always associate with the great commercial cities the members left, others would be at hand to take their pla and make it one dense moving mass for miles in unbro- idea of vice, and deem that section which sailors inhabit And then, too, the choir would not make all the sing ken succession. All this time, the sidewalks teem with when ashore, the most depraved. And why is it?-as is too frequently the case now, but lead the wh busy multitudes. Two currents of pedestrians, on both Because of their great influence for evil: and so far as congregation in this delightful service. This would sides of the street, are hurrying in different directions. the moral improvement of seamen is promoted, they help necessarily confine a congregation to a few old tunes Each individual seems intent on his own business; to raise the character of cities, and cities give character new tunes could be much more frequently and ets no signs of recognition-no loitering-but all rush- to the surrounding country. introduced than they are now where the singing is pri ing forward as if Death on the Pale Horse were The philosophy of the striking characteristics of sea- cipally confined to the choir. The cultivated ear, hav sweeping the avenue with his legions of destruc- men,-boldness, freedom of speech, generosity, &c., is been trained to distinguish between musical sounds in tion. As the stranger rolls through the Strand into found in the peculiar imaterial of which that class of men youth, would readily catch the style and expression Fleet street, the stream of foot passengers becomes is composed. Some go to sea with promotion in view; any new tune. Besides, meetings for the improveme a torrent. Temple Bar passed, and St. Paul's, with its many of the seamen are driven upon the tempestuous of music would be better attended, especially by Heaven-kissing dome confronts him. Having with diffi- ocean to escape no less fearful billows at home,-some middle aged and more advanced in life. Singing well culty emerged from "St. Paul's Church Yard," (a street to escape the effect of crime, but a great majority are the then become as common in family worship as the ready thus named) into Cheapside, his way will probably be sons of misfortune-thrown from youth upon their own of the Bible now is. And how delightful this woad blocked up for some minutes by the throng of carriages, resources, and the boldness and freedom which through to the feelings of every pious father! There woad and persons on horseback and on foot, which pour life characterizes them, is the result of being often in then be any disagreement in a congregation arsing from through this “highway of London," from Ludgate, New- their exposed condition compelled to act upon the de- a diversity of opinions in reference to the character and gate, St. Martin's, Le Grand, Old Jewry, Cornhill, Lom- fensive. As the seaman is sensitive to kind treatment-fitness of tunes, for the natural result of a general atonbard, King William, and Queen Streets, and from the so a noble generosity and affection is his marked char- tion to the subject, would be a unity of taste and feeling Post Office and Bank. From 9 to 6 o'clock, Cheapside acteristic. A penurious, close-fisted miser among sea- in the selection of tunes. looks as if the entire population of New York was men, is an anomaly rarely to be seen. With these crowding through it. Although but little more than one characteristics, and tongues which as surely bring forth fourth of a mile in length, it is estimated that 130,000 the feeling of the heart as the clapper discloses the tone Extract of a letter from the Rev. Dr. McLeod, of Capon. persons pass along it daily. Having thus reached the of the bell, the seamen as a body are calculated to exert vortex where the counter currents meet, the stranger is forced to exclaim, "London is a World!" He is confounded with its vast extent, and feels solitary and lost in the midst of its swarming millions. Yours, &c., THE SEAMAN. RAMBLER. on foreign nations an influence favorable or injurious, HIGHLAND PSALMODY. Scotland, to an Irish clergyman. "It is a singular fact, that although the New Testa ment was translated into the Irish so far back as the year 1612, and the Old Testament in 1682, a metrical version of the Psalms has never yet been prepared for the pr ple; while on the other hand, the Highlanders of So poisonous lakes, one forever to be confined to its bor. land, speaking the Gaelic, have had a metrical verse for 118 years before the New Testament was prepar It is estimated that no less than two millions of the ders-the other permitted to flow down a channel over for them in their own dialect, and 143 before they human family are engaged upon the ocean in conduct a vast territory, each distributing poison to those who in possession of the Gaelic Bible entire. The co ing the maritime operations between different nations come in contact-and we had an antidote to restore the is here very singular: the friends of the Scotch Ge waters of that lake which exerts the most injurious influence, to a healthy beverage and fertilizing powering themselves of the advantage arising from the en showed themselves possessed of much wisdom, in v Surely that which represents the seaman in his devious track to every tender melody. Soon after the psalms were prep siastic attachment of that romantic people for poetry portion of the habitable globe. may partake of sanctuary benefits. which lake would receive the antidote ? ON MUSIC. -and of this number, no less than 180,000 are seamen connected with American vessels. In former years, but little interest was taken in the wants of the tempest beaten mariner. In the construction of ships, scanty accomodations were left for his chest and hammock-in for them, teachers of sacred music were sent forth e the police of the ship, corporeal punishment was freely all the country, to instruct the people in singing and frequently administered. The bit and the reins Extract from an Address, delivered at Cambridge, N. Y., Psalms. The effect was most rapid and extraor held the abashed crew in unwilling submission at sea; June 4, 1840, by GEORGE W. LUCAS. The Highlanders became enthusiastic in their leve —and on land, they were turned loose on the community, Among the invaluable improvements in our systems of Gaelic psalmody. The hymns of the Druids, vene -no one offered a helping hand to secure for the prop-education at the present day, is that of instructing so for ages, and the wild legends of fairies and mo er purpose his hard earnings,-to screen him from many of our children and youth in moral and religions spirits, yielded to the songs of Zion—the holy educ temptations to vice, or lead him by the hand to where he music. This will soon place our Christian Psalmody of the contrite and chastened David, supplanes beyond the reach of those influences, which now in coronach for the dead, and wail for the dying. In our day, decided improvement has taken place in many places render it so irregular in its character, and high enthusiasm of the people was not destroyed the condition of this deserving, but too long neglected often a source of bitter contention and feeling between received a new and holy direction. Indeed, it for class, in the community. The treatment of officers members of the same church. Christian friends, this is new era in the history of our country; when those s towards seamen is now very generally better than it was not attributable to the nature and legitimate effects of which were first sung on Salem's towers' were twenty or thirty years ago: a degree of mildness now music. Not only such deplorable evils as may result from our glens and aisles; when the plaintive lay of reigns which was then rarely found. Corporeal pun- from the various views, tastes and feelings which may be tyrs, so justly dear to every Scottish heart, the sment is less frequent, and the influence exerted by entertained by the different members of the same church, bling Measure of Sweet Dundee, and of noble L many masters is by a kind of family treatment, whereby so long as they have not been trained to sing and think became mountain melodies. seamen, receiving respect from others, are taught to alike on this subject, but it should be plain to the good marked revival. I have heard aged men declare respect themselves. At the present day, in the con- sense of every one, that no congregation which depends from the fleet of fishing-boats along the coast of Ca struction of ships, the accommodation of the seamen is entirely on a choir of adult singers for their church music, and Arran, amounting, at times, to several hundr And when the whitened can- can have good and regular singing long at a time. Every might be heard in the breeze of the evening, not they vas from a distant shore now enters a port in almost setting sun changes the conditions and circumstances of like music of the bagpipe, while referring to feads any part of our country, the crew are pretty sure to find men, and therefore, unless we are constantly fitting and clans and scenes of strife, often engendered bitter a friendly hand extended to receive them-temperance adding new members to a choir, it will soon go down, angry feeling, but one rapturous burst of sacred me "'homes" to board at-stores kept by seamen's friends to and with it the singing. and of a solemn pause, coming afresh again in fui à Now then, how shall these difficulties be remedied, monious swell. Mighty was the effect of this inf supply their wants at honest rates,-"bethels" to resort to-and pastors to watch over their spiritual interests. and our church music become what it should be, not ducing social order, honesty, and Christian kindness. This improvement of our age is of decided advan-only as good at one time as another, but the personal cannot withhold from you one anecdote which tage not only to the present comfort and happiness of property of every member of the congregation-the heard with much delight. A mournful band of seamen, but also to the world at large. sweet and personal service of every worshipper, wheth- emigrants were expatriated from their native, we much better attended to. It is a bold assertion, but one which can be sustained, er young or old? The answer is plain. These were days few years ago, in the north of Scotland; forced to le he glen where their clan of people had resided for many and after taking every thing out of her to which they however, he recovered his recollection of the language, pregenerations, and to seek a home in the dark and distant took a fancy, they hauled her on the beach and set fire to and now speaks English as fluently as ever he did. The woods of America. In the melancholy progress to her. The boy Edwards survived his captivity about crew of the Statescomb consisted of the master, six men wards the sea shore, they came to the parish church, seven years, when he died through the effects of exposure and two boys, all of whom were massacred, with the where they were wont to worship God, and near to which to the sun, and the ill-treatment of the savages. After exception of Forbes and Edwards. Forbes states that the remains of their fathers were deposited; they enter his death his remains were placed in a basket and hung about three years ago the savages took possession of a ed the sacred enclosure-stood on the tombs of their up on a tree on the beach, where they remained until Dutch vessel at a place called Larrat, some distance from || relatives--' returned and wept, and still returned to weep.' the bones fell piece by piece through the basket, which had Olillet, massacred the crew and set fire to the vessel. The seng A good old patriarch addressed a few words of comfort become decayed, and were picked up and buried by his Dutch government of Copang sent a man of war to Car to them; he took out the Gaelic Psalm book from his surviving companion in misfortune. During the day punish the murderers, as soon as intelligence was repocket, 'Let us sing,' said he, the 46th Psalm'; a the boys were employed in planting cocoa-nuts, yams, ceived. The village was entirely destroyed by the prayer was offered up to the God of their fathers, and melons, tobacco, &c. and during a portion of the night Dutch, the cocoanut trees cut down, and the plantations The their souls were refreshed-they proceeded without a in fishing. Their food generally consisted of yams and destroyed. The inhabitants, who on the first alarm had murmur or complaint, without one expression of resent-fish. taken to the bush, escaped; but some elderly persons ber ment or vengeance against the unfeeling chieftain.- At first, before Forbes became acquainted with the who were unable to leave their huts, perished in the There is a magic spell in the true simplicity of sacred language, they used to knock him down and otherwise flames. We trust Captain Watson's humane exertions melody and sacred poetry, which cannot fail to enchant maltreat him if he did not immediately do what they in the matter will be rewarded by some suitable mark of told him, whether he understood them or not. Subse- public approbation. and command the heart." quently, when he became better acquainted with the SURPRISING EFFECTS OF CAMPHOR ON VEGETABLES. From the Sydney New South Wales Gazette. language, he was treated much more humanely, but du-The stimulant effects of camphor upon the human and RELEASE OF AN ENGLISHMAN AFTER SEVENTEEN ring the whole seventeen years which he remained on some other animal bodies are well known; but those on YEARS' SLAVERY AMONGST SAVAGES.-The Essington the island he was treated as a slave. The savages cut vegetables are not only new, but astonishing in their naschooner, Captain Watson, which arrived on Thursday his ears and suspended from them large ear-rings, nearly ture. A piece of the woody stem of the tulip-tree, with night, brings with her a young man nained Joseph Forbes, half a pound each in weight. His teeth were filed to the one flower and two leaves, taken out of a pot of water, picked up by Captain Watson at Louran, Timor Laut, gums, his arms burnt, and the back of his head tattooed. containing several other flowers of the same plant, all in Torres' Straits, on the 1st of April last. Forbes, it Whenever a vessel hove in sight he was bound hand to appearance, in the same state, was placed in eight appears is the only survivor of the schooner Statescomb and foot, carried into the interior until the vessel had gone. ounces of water, which had been stirred up for some of London, which was forcibly taken possession of and About four years ago two vessels let go their anchors at time with one scruple of good camphor. In a little ultimately destroyed, and the crew massacred at Timor Olillet, a village adjoining Louran, and offered gown while, an unusually lively appearance became remarkaL Laut, in 1822. The lad states that he sailed as cabin boy pieces and other articles of traffic as a ransom, but the ble in the flower in the camphor; while the others, from London in the Statescomb, Captain Barnes, in 1821, natives refused to give him up, even if they should offer though they had the benefit of a larger quantity of wabound on a trading voyage among the islands in Torres' the vessels themselves. In March last a Dutch man of ter, were sensibly drooping. Straits. At Melville Island Captain Barnes resigned the war anchored at Olillet; the natives went on board and The two leaves first elevated themselves considerably charge of the vessels into the hand of the chief officer. informed the commander that there was an Englishman on their foot stalks; the flower expanded more than in a The schooner reached Timor Laut at night, and the next on the island, whom they would give up for some mus-natural state; the stamina occhives receded from the morning the captain and the boat's crew went on shore kets and ammunition-the boy at this time was unable pistillum; and the three leaves of the calix, or flowerto trade, leaving Forbes, the steward, and another boy to walk from disease in his feet-but the offer was refus- cup, were remarkably reflected back, and grew extremenamed John Edwards, on board. About noon Forbes ed. The Dutchman fell in with the Essington about a ly rigid and elastic. The internal surface of the petals took the glass to see if the captain was returning to dinner, week afterward, and Captain Watson having learned of the flower perspired considerably, though a similar and to his horror saw the savages attacking and murder- what had occurred, much to his credit resolved to proceed perspiration could not be perceived in the flowers of the ing the boat's crew. to Timor Laut, and rescue the captive if possible. same room and temperature. The camphorated plant Apprehensive that when the tragedy going on on shore On the 31st of March the Essington reached Olillet. continued in a very invigorated state for two whole was completed, the savages would put off and take pos- Several of the natives, among whom was one of the days, after which it began to droop; but the leaves session of the vessel and subject those on board to the principal chiefs, came on board. This personage Captain drooped and decayed sooner than the flower. The other same fate as their companions ashore, the boys slipped Watson took immediate measures to secure, and, hav- flowers and leaves of the tulip-tree left in simple water, the cable, intending to get under way, to avoid the im- ing succeeded, the others were driven off, and informed did not live more than half as long as that in the water peuding danger, but before they could accomplish their that the chief should be held captive untill the white man impregnated with camphor. purpose the savages came off in their canoes and took was delivered safe on board. Several stratagems were Notwithstanding these surprising effects, no odor of possession of the vessel, letting go the small anchor to resorted to in order to get the chief off, and an attempt camphor could be traced in any part of the branch, exbring her up again. The boys took refuge in the rigging, was even made to capture the vessel, which fortunately cept what was emersed in the fluid. This circumstance but the steward was immediately surrounded by the sav- failed. Captain Watson, finding that moderate meas- seems to render it probable that the camphor was not ages, one of whom dashed his brains out with a piece of ures were useless, then gave the chief to understand that absorbed by the plant, but that it exerted its remarkable a handspike, and threw the body overboard. The boys if the white man was not given up immediately, he influence entirely through the solids to which it was imremained at the mast head till evening. The savages, in should execute summary justice on him. The chief be- mediately applied. The appearance, however, was the meantime, made several attempts to go aloft, but de- ginning to get alarmed, thought it the best policy to com- very striking, and might be compared to the beneficial sisted from fear. Several arrows were shot at the boys, ply with the captain's demand, and the lad was accord- effects of opium on the human constitution. Several but fortunately none of them took effect. Fearful, how-ingly given up. The chief was then presented with other experiments were made with camphor on plants, ever, that they could not much longer escape, they at last three old minskets, some handkerchiefs and fish-hooks in all of which was very evident that camphor operated resolved to come down; the savages immediately stripped and dismissed. Before the boy was taken on board, the as a powerful and wholesome stimulant. A stalk of them, put them into the canoes, and took them ashore. savages told him that they were determined never to hurt yellow iris, with one expanded flower, was taken out of On their arrival the boys found that the savages had another Englishman. The chief next in authority to the a phial of water in which it had been placed more than arranged the headless bodies of their murdered compan- captive cut the arm of another chief sufficiently deep to a day. ions in a line on the beach, over which they were com- draw the blood, and with his finger crossed the sword The flower had begun to droop; but, in a very few pelled to walk. Forbes recognizing the remains of his with blood from the wound; the chief then tasted the minutes after being put in a phial of the same size, conbrother, one of the crew, in the third body on which he blood, and told the boy to do the same, which he did, this taining a few grains of camphor, it began to revive, and had to tread. On the following day the bodies were being their mode of imposing the obligation of an oath. continued in a vigorous state for many hours. As camthrown into the bay. The heads were tied together and When the lad was brought on board his hair was of phor is but very sparingly soluble in water, it is natural hung upon a tree in the centre of the village, round immense length,hanging down nearly to his knees; his ears to conclude that the stimulant effects were produced by a which the savages danced for three successive days and were extended to an unnatural length from the weight of very small part of the quantity mingled with the water. nights. Subsequently, when decomposition had advan- the ornaments he was compelled to wear; his feet were This discovery might induce us to make experiments ced to such a degree as to be offensive, the heads were so much diseased from the effects of the burning heat of with camphor as a manure, if the expense of trying taken down and placed alongside a stone near the beach, the sun on the sand, that he was not able to walk. He them on a scale sufficiently large were not excessive. where they remained until buried by the boy, Forbes, had completely forgotten his native language, retaining But still, we may apply the camphor in the manner bewithout the knowledge of the savages, about six years only a sufficient recollection of it to pronounce his own fore mentioned; and can that be termed a useless purafterward. On the day succeeding that on which the name; he was not able even to understand what coun- pose? A few grains of camphor acting as a cordial, massacre took place, the savages ransacked the vessel, trymen had rescued him. In the course of a short time, will revive a drooping plant, increase its beauty and pro 130 long its existence. In the eye of the florist, these are objects of no mean importance.-[Burt's Observations on the Curiosities of Nature. INJURIOUS EFFECTS OF WEEDS.-The question has bread for a population, equalling, according to the latest census, about 300 persons to a square mile. The answer of the foul material present. RELIGION.-The great Earl of Chatham thus bears tes marks of two wounds-one a very deep cicatrice above after, wished to recur to it, when, to his great astenash BONAPARTE'S WOUNDS.-Napoleon showed me the family; he placed it in his writing desk; and, the day the left knee, which he said he had received in his first ment, he found it crumbled to atoms. The paper campaign of Italy, and it was of so serious a nature, that been steeped in some chemical preparation, that in been asked, how it was possible for China and Japan, mately necessary to amputate. He observed, that when letters were always written on this paper, how m the surgeons were in doubt whether it might not be ulti-few hours had corroded and destroyed it. Now, if with the ordinary products of agriculture, to furnish he was wounded it was always kept a secret in order time would he saved! for young ladies must perfo not to discourage the soldiers. The other was on the compress their studies of these precious productions r is to be found in the care with which every foot of ground of Acre," continued he, "a shell thrown by Sidney would be saved; for destroyed letters, like dead en toe, and had been received at Eckmuhl. is cultivated; in the fact that few animals are kept either Smith fell at my feet. Two soldiers who were close by, can tell no tales. How many lawyer's fees would "At the siege a very short space of time. How many reputati for labor or food; and more perhaps than any thing else, seized, and closely embraced me, one in front and the saved! for the most skilful counsellors could never to in the entire freedom of the crops from every thing that other on one side, and made a rampart of their bodies ture a heap of ashes into what they call "document.” can reduce their quantity or quality. Not a weed of for me against the effect of the shell, which exploded, How much patience would be saved! for, although it any kind is to be found in the fields, and the most posi- and overwhelmed us with sand. We sunk into the hole very delightful to read love-letters addressed to ope tive enactments, and most assiduous attention are direct- formed by its bursting; one of them was wounded. I self, it is a painful effort of friendship to be obliged i ed to keeping the country free from them. Few are aware how much weeds, or grasses, growing Moscow and commanded at Vincennes when I left Paris. cessary, too, would be the postscript, which is never a made them both officers. One has since lost a leg at listen to those addressed to other people. How une in a grain crop, detract from its value, by lessening the When he was summoned by the Russians, he replied, that tended to: "Burn this as soon as you have read it product. A vigorous root of charlock or thistle, will draw from the earth the nutriment that would have given cow, he would surrender the fortress." Many times in equal to a command sure to be obeyed.—N. Y. Signal. as soon as they sent him back the leg he had lost at Mos- The "chemist's magic art" would make the request fullness to half a dozen ears of wheat; and where these, or any other foreign substance is permitted in a growing and officers throwing themselves before me when I was my life, continued he, "have I been saved by soldiers crop, that is sure to suffer in proportion to the quantity in the most imminent danger. At Arcola, when I was timony to the Christian's hope: "Hold fast therefore by two ways-by the room they occupy, to the exclusion himself before me, covered me with his body, and re- want it in the times of most danger, the storms and temWeeds injure a crop in advancing, Colonel Meuran, my aid-de-camp, threw this sheet anchor of happiness-religion. You will often of the valuable plants, and by the nutriment of which ceived the wound which was destined for me they rob the growing crop. We have seen fields in which the wheat maintained a dubious struggle with the at my feet, and his blood spouted up in my face. He will fly with abhorrence and contempt from superstition He fell pests of life. Cherish true religion as preciously as you red root, and where the stem and the ear both showed there been such devotion shown by soldiers as mine human nature; the two last, the deprivation and disgrace gave his life to preserve mine. Never yet, I believe, has and enthusiasm. The first is the perfection and glory of how much they needed to be relieved from such crowding have manifested for me. In all my misfortunes, never of it. Remember the essence of religion is a heart void and unwelcome neighbors. On the best cultivated farms has the soldier, even when expiring, been wanting to me of offence towards God and towards man; not subtle, of England or Belgium, not a plant or weed of any description can be found in a growing crop; and in some troops. With the last drop of blood gushing out of years, the Earl of Leicester has offered a reward, but their veins, they exclaimed 'Vivel' Empereur!'" -never has man been served more faithfully by his speculative opinions.but an active vital principle of faith. without success, for the smallest of any weed that could be found in hundreds of acres of his turnips or his wheat. It is admitted that the labor and expense of weeding a crop is considerable; but if the difference be as it would HOW TO ACQUIRE HIGH HEALTH.-Walker, in his tracts and charms the senses, never appears so lovely as if the crops were kept free of weeds, the farmer could raise 44 bushels of wheat, 15 of barley, or 10 of oats, high health. They are worth remembering: Original," lays down the following rules for attaining additional to their usual crop per acre, the effect would at once be felt in every department of labor in our body. Avoid agitation of one or the other, especially "First, study to acquire a composure of mind and country. No one can travel through our country before just before and after meals, and whilst the process of harvest time, without being convinced that millions of digestion is going on. acres might have their products increase in as great aendeavor to look at the bright side of things-keep There are moments when conception, awakening we To this end, govern your temper ratio as the above, by entire freedom from weeds. Farm- down as much as possible the unruly passions-discard MEMORY.-How a single word-a single tone-s ers would be gratified could they have their land tax envy, hatred, and malice, and lay your head upon your single look-will sometimes give the key to a mystery. free; but experience shows that to have them weed free, pillow in charity with all mankind. Let not your wants would be of far greater importance to them. know not how, flashes like lightning through all space, outrun your means. Whatever difficulties you have to illumining at once a world that was before all darkness. Albany Cultivator. OBSCURE PASSAGES IN THE BIBLE.-A gentleman who right to do in the sight of Him who seeth all things, and the past, which connect that to thoughts of days long encounter, be not perplexed, but only think what is memory, and run, brightening over a thousand links in One single tone will at once touch the electric chain of visits with great regularity, the Philadelphia Penitentiary, bear without repining the result. in order to instruct the inmates, has given a Bible to one are solitary, let your thoughts be cheerful; when they When your meals gone by. much shrewdness, the meaning of some difficult passage From "A Voice from St. Helena." MODESTY. Beauty is never so lovely and attractive as when it is hidden beneath the veil of retiring modesty. The most beautiful flower of the garden that most at when it is beheld sweetly peeping from the midst of its curtain of green leaves, which serves to partially protect it from the sun and elements, and renders its charms doubly interesting and beautiful. of the convicts, who at each visit, would ask hin, with are social, which is better, avoid disputes, or serious argu- stored to light; it is a third part of the town. The walls POMPEII.-About thirty streets of Pompeii are now re of the Scriptures, declaring that he would not go on, in Shakspeare, make ill digestions,' and the contrary is nised; a magnificent amphitheatre, a forum, the Temple ment, or unpleasant topics. 'Unquiet meals,' says which formed its ancient enclosure, have been recog his reading, if these were not explained to him. The produced by easy conversations, a pleasant project, wel- of Isis, that of Venus, and a number of other buildings gentleman was unable to persuade him it would be best come news, or a lively companion. I advise wives not have been cleared.-English paper. for him first to dwell upon those passages which he could to entertain their husbands with domestic grievances easily understand, and which applied to his situation. about children or servants, not to ask for money, nor After many fruitless trials to induce the convict to take produce unpaid bills, nor propound unreasonable or new situation, than observe the practice of his most suc this course his friendly teacher said to him, what would provoking questions; and advise husbands to keep the cessful neighbors, especially if he is obliged to employ A farmer can seldom do better, when moving into a you think of a very hungry man, who had not tasted a cares and vexations of the world to themselves, but to laborers obtained upon the spot; it will be easy after morsel of food for 24 hours, and was asked by a charibe communicative of whatever is comfortable and cheer-wards gradually to resort to his own ideas. table neighbor to come in,and sit down at a richly covered ful and amusing." table, on which very large dishes of choice meat, and also another, in order to find out what these unknown dishes CAKING OF THE Bag or Udder In Cows.—In cows, covered ones, the contents of which were unknown to A HINT TOUCHING LOVE-LETTERS-The French have the udder sometimes hardens or cakes as it is called, and the hungry man, if instead of satisfying his exhausted completely, of late, excelled themselves in the extreme a remedy should be applied without delay. One of my frame with the former, he should raise one cover after beauty of their note paper, and the tender and appropri- cows in this condition, was lately treated with soft soap, ate mottoes by which it is embellished; but there is a externally applied in the evening, and the next morning description of paper of which, I believe, they know the she was well. I have heard no complaint of her since. secret, which I think far more desirable for love-letters than the most exquisite of their brightly sheets embellished with laced borders or printed wreaths. A gentleman Cor. of Genesee Farmer. of distinction, in France, once received a letter, warn-nished to those who do not take the paper, for ONE DOLLAR The SUPPLEMENT TO THE Courant will be furing him of some injuries intended towards him and his per annum. were composed of, in spite of all the solicitations of the to be p VOL. VI. PUBLISHED EVERY OTHER WEEK FOR THE SUBSCRIBERS TO THE Poetry. MISSIONARY INCIDENT. CONNECTICUT COURANT. HARTFORD, SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1840. In the Bristol (Eng.) Journal of July 25, we find the annexed verses, suggested, it seems, by an incident related in a letter from the Rev. Mr. Kincaid, a missionary in Burmah, as follows:-"After we had all gone to sleep, I was roused by a low voice, saying-"Teacher! teacher!" and starting up, 1 saw a man standing in the water by the boat. Before I had time to make any inquiry, he began to apologise for disturbing me at that time of night, and said he had been absent, and when he returned, a neighbor read to him a tract about God. Learning where he had got it, and fearing I might be gone "Give me the word of life An old man craves the boon, His pilgrim years are well nigh rife, And he must perish soon; Give me the word of life I cannot-will not go, 'Till ye shall calm my spirit's strife, And the blessed boon bestow. Give me the living word, To ponder o'er and o'er, A scattered truth I have sometimes heard, And my soul doth thirst for more. Give me the word of life, I cannot-will not go, "Till ye shall calm my spirit's strife, Ye tell me of a God, Eternal and alone, Who through this weary world hath trod, Ye tell me of a Cross, And a Saviour who hath aied; And ye bid ine count all things but loss, Ye tell me of a place, Prepared in heaven above, For those who seek the Saviour's face, And taste redeeming love. Oh, these are joyful things To pour into my ears Ye come with healing in your wings, Ye blessed messengers. Give me the living word, That I may feed thereon, And go my way like a gladsome bird, Whose time is waning fast, And he fears that he must perish soon By Death's Sirocco blast. These these throughout a weary life Have been the old man's lot. And my worn-out drooping forin Is longing to be blest With some calm spot where wind and storm But a something dark and dread On the brow of death is set, And the grave is a cold and gloomy bed, But give me the word of life- And I heed not waning time- And let thy pleading cease; Now old man, calm thy spirit's strife, And everlasting All, ́ And thou shalt dwell among the just, And the proffered boon the old man took, From the New-York Mirror. NO. 18. Miscellaneous Selections. From the New York Signal. The following original and authentic account, from the journal of an American traveller, of an event which is of no inconsiderable historical interests, is the only one we have yet seen. Lady Hester Stanhope will long be regarded as one of the most remarkable characters of the age; and the details which follow, throw some new light upon the mysterious history of this extraordinary person. THE BURIAL OF LADY HESTER STAN- After a fatiguing ride of nine hours, we reached her Ladyship's curiously situated, and more curiously constructed Castle. It was 10 o'clock at night, and an armed sentry rudely demanded who we were, and immediately introduced us, when his military question had been answered. Guided by many servants, and lighted by lanterns, we wound our way through shaded avenues, dark alleys, and covered courts, until at last, we reached the place where the body lay. MR. EDITOR-Please excuse the numerous erasures, etc. THE BORED ONE'S LAMENT. And thinks I find him entertaining! - He will not even let me doze! Bids me farewell, and-never goes. Yes, there he sits, and bores me nigh to death! "I cannot stay a moment longer:" Then sets to work-and comes it stronger; I seize a book-in vain I turn the leaves; Upon the plates therein contained: Who fame and fortune have obtained. Than any that the world has ever known! Extend o'er the broad ocean's tide, What a group of dismal objects! There lay the wreck of beauty, wit, and learning, which adorned and enlivened the family of Pitt, and shone in the Court of St. James in the glorious days of Chatham! That group of dirty, half clothed, and silly blacks, now her only female attendants! Those fine looking Moslem Arabs had composed her household! Not one European, male or female, in her whole family! Not one Christian, native or foreign, I was told, was with her in the last days of her life! She must have suffered greatly, and where is the heart that will not feel, and the eye that can restrain the tear of compassion, at the melancholy termination of a career once so brilliant? So long a time having elapsed since her death, and the weather being extremely hot, the Consul decided to have the burial take place immediately. A coffin, or rather a rudely constructed box had been prepared, and her Ladyship had given directions before her death, to be buried in a vault in her garden. The Arab servants put the body in the box, nailed down the cover with stones, in the absence of hammers, and with great noise carried the corpse to its lonely grave. By the aid of many lanterns, we threaded the densely shaded walks of her garden, until we reached a large oblong arbor covered with jessamine, and surrounded with tall rose bushes. In the south end of this arbor she had many years ago built a vault for the body of a young Frenchman, whose father was in her service, and for whom she had a particular affection. In this same vault she had commanded her servants to bury her, and they had accordingly broken up the cover, gathered out the bones of the boy, and placed them in a pile at the head of the vault. Into one of these bones the servants had thrust a lighted taper, dimly revealing death's grimest features. I read the solemn service of the Church of England, and the body was placed in its narrow house-earth to earth, ashes to ashes! The bones of the boy, too, were gathered up, put into a basket, and deposited in one end of the vault. It was just two o'clock at night when our heavy task was done," and we returned with sad and solemn thoughts to our room, not to sleep, but to indulge the melancholy reflections which such a scene could not fail to awaken. name was-Moore. A PICTURE OF HOME INFLUENCE. BY MRS. FOLLEN. The beauty and moral truth of the following picture of Home influence, and woman's leaning to the right, will be acknowledged by all. "Come and sit by me, Amy," said Edward when, they were alone in the evening. her Amy sat down by her husband. "Do you not enjoy, Amy, our handsome house, and pictures, and carriage, &c.?" Surely, Edward; I take great pleasure in these things, But why do you ask?” "And you love to have money enough to give to those who want it?" "Why, what a question Edward! You know I value this power more than I can tell.” "And can you voluntarily resign all these luxuries, Amy ?" Why should I voluntarily resign them, Edward?What makes you so enigmatical? Tell me what you mean." "Is it yon, Edward, that asks me whether I would be dishonest?" "When I am satisfied," said Amy, "that I can plead the law of the land, the customs of society, and the opinions of the world, before the judgment seat of God, as an excuse for violating that higher law, which he has written on my heart, when I have placed the opinion of the world in the scales against my own self-respect, and found it the weightiest, then, Edward. I might hesitate. But why ask me such questions? Why do you not speak plainly?" You have doubtless heard that this brilliant star was driven from her orbit by the mournful death of Sir John "Dear Edward!" said his wife, "you have something Moore; and fancy found many striking coincidents be- on your mind; your brow looks troubled; what is it?" tween his and her burial, as sung in the touching melody "Only anxiety about business, Amy. How often have of "The Soldier's Grave." We buried her alone on I wished that I had not been bred a merchant! But my the mountains at midnight, literally, by the "straggling mother said it was a favorite wish of my father, that I moonbeams' misty light, and our lanterns dimly burning." should be an accomplished merchant." "We carved not a line, we raised not a stone;" and "I have sometimes wished so, too," answered his wife; though not wish a martial, yet with her Arab cloak "and then again, I remembered that the very evils which around her, we left her "alone in her glory." It may belong to your profession may be turned into good. be mentioned, also, as a singular coincidence, that the He that has it in his power to do wrong with impunity, only European present, was the English Consul, and his though he gains by it, yet chooses the right, by which he loses, is the most eloquent preacher of righteousness." “Suppose that all the money which enables us to inIn the morning I accompanied the Consul through the Very true, Amy: but sometimes this is indeed cut-dulge ourselves in these luxuries, is not truly our own; premises, while his Dragoman took an inventory of the ting off the right hand, and plucking out the right eye; what would you have me do, Amy?” goods. We examined thirty-five rooms, most of which and then thinking always about money and bargains has she had built, and besides these, there were a vast number such a contracting influence upon one's mind!" of small closets. filled with various kinds of lumber. "But how often, Edward, have I heard you say that There were no jewels, nor any plate found. The head no man has such wide and various connexions with the the customs of society, and the tacit consent of those "But suppose, according to the law of the land, and servant declared that her ladyship had conscientions scru- human race, as a well educated, upright, and active mer-most interested, this property was secured to you!" ples about possessing such articles. I strongly suspect chant. Every part of the world sends him its tribute of that he and the rascally looking domestic, about her, had knowledge, as well as of riches. He sees men under all stolen all her valuable things during her long illness. aspects; and while he may, with a certain degree of There was not even a watch to be found. security, indulge in dishonesty, and be the enemy of his But sure enough, there was the identical mare with fellow men, perhaps no man can be so true, and selfthe mysterious saddle on her back, and by her side the sacrificing, and efficient a philanthropist, as a Christian one pure white, which was to be the companion of her merchant." triumphs. This natural saddle, by the way, is no more than a mal formation of the back bone sinking down few inches at the shoulders and rising as suddenly up again at the hips. I remember seeing the same thing "Not for all, or some men; but for you, Edward, the "I will, Amy," answered her husband. "When I once in America. Here, however, it is miraculous, and difficulty would be to act otherwise. When I think of failed in business before our marriage, I made a settleI have been assured that when Abdallah Pasha your profession, Edward, it gives me pleasure to notice Dent with my creditors, by which I paid them seventyvisited her ladyship, she as a great favor showed him that merchants in general, as they acquire property more five cents on a dollar. They knew that I paid them all I this mare, and he and all his suite kissed the poor beast's easily, are most disposed to spend it liberally.” had, and signed a release from all further clains. Of late, foot. The Moslems also have a tradition about a mare "Yes," said Edward, as his eye kindled at the thought; my mind has been troubled about those debts, for such 1 with a miraculous saddle, which will account for this the greater proportion of our public benefactors have consider them. A few days since, one of my creditors Pasha's condescension. Poor beasts! who will now been merchants. Their money has given eyes to the brought his son to me, a fine fellow, and asked me to wash your feet, comb your hair, prepare your bed, blind, and ears to the deaf, health to the sick, and peace take him into my store. He mentioned, in course of sweep your room, and bring your food! No one has and comfort to the forsaken; it feeds and instructs the conversation, that he had intended to send his son to ever ridden them, they are utterly useless, are now old ignorant and poor; it sends the glad tidings of salvation College, for the boy had a thirst for learning; that he and tender, and I fear no one will take care of them. I to the unbeliever and penitent; it takes little children in was in fact fitted to enter; but that he found that he was felt more pity for them than for any thing I saw about its arms and blesses them. But all this glorious power too poor. 'I' said the father, 'by denying myself every the house. Perhaps it was owing to the entire absence supposes wealth, Amy." thing but the necessaries of life, I could feed my boy's of every thing to awaken sorrow. There were the ob- “And you, dear Edward are rich enough to enjoy this mind, I would thankfully do it; but I cannot honestly jects of her greatest solicitude, and were now to be highest of all privileges, the dispensing of good to indulge myself even in this luxury.' I felt smitten to thrust out into the hard, unfeeling world. They stared others. You have cause only for thankfulness. But the heart. When I failed, I owed that man $12,000. I at the consul and myself, not having seen a stranger for the poor, unsuccessful merchant, who has not the means paid him but niue. I now, of course, owe him three, years, as they were in the most retired part of the premof educating his children, whose spirits are broken down and the interest upon it. That sum would enable him to ises, and always kept locked up. by failures, and whose temper is soured by what he congive his son the advantages which he so much desires. siders the injustice or dishonesty of others, perhaps I have been thinking over the whole subject, and study. even of his own friends; he is the man who, perhaps, ing it fairly. Dymond's Essay would satisfy me, if I way be excused for finding fault with his profession. were not convinced before, of what is right." My heart aches for him." “And you will of course do it, Edward, there can be [no doubt?" a "It is not always so easy as you may imagine, for a merchant to act as remembering that he is under his great Task-master's eye." The gardens were very beautiful, laid out with much taste, and kept in perfect order; and here her ladyship must have passed much, and I doubt not, the happiest portion of her time. But these flowers will quickly fade, these beautiful arbors fall to decay, because the haud that reared them is palsied in death. Even the buildings are temporary and must soon disappear; but the name and memory of Hester Stanhope will live, will ningle with the stream of Eastern fable, and be recited to gen-I erations yet unborn, along with the wonders of the *Thousand nights and one." PRAYING A PHYSICIAN INTO PRACTICE.-Dr. Mead was the son of a Dissenting Minister; and whenever he was called out of his father's church, which was often the case, the preacher would stop in the middle of his discourse, and say, "Dear brethren, let me offer up a prayer for the safe recovery of the poor patient to whom my son has gone to administer relief." It is not said how much this circumstance tended to the celebrity of this once eminent physician, but we have little doubt that it brought him many a patient. 66 Edward started up, and walked hastily backward and looked depressed and thoughtful, and as if he had passed This was the first cloud that had rested on her husband's 66 "He bas," she said to herself, he has always confided every thing to me. He will tell me what it is that hangs so heavily upon his spirits. He will never shut me out from his sorrows, any more than his joys." as we have one interest and duty, so we have equal rights. I cannot take this step without your full approbation and consent." "Is that all that has troubled you for these few days past?" said Amy, as she looked into her husband's face, with an expression of joyful relief. "All," said Edward." "And why not speak to me at first about it? Why not let me share every trouble as it rises?" "O, Amy, I felt it only on your account. I hated to deprive you of all these luxuries. You know with what delight I see you doing good, real good, with money." She thought, when he returned from the counting-house "Never again, Edward, do me the injustice to suppose for the day, that he looked more free and happy, though that I prefer the lower virtue of charity to the higher one he was still silent and thoughtful. of justice." |