The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-06-26
PAYABLE lEARLY.

Nav i8 Dear Brother, expect 10 Sc .
out 10. morrow morning Oh visit 10 orptb'r
Hall. shall probably return after weex
or two.
Several Of the little girls will be pleased 70
receive letters from their white sisters. it ibey
will write and direct to Polly Blackw ood,
Polly Hicks, Della Fields, or Susanna Hand
lev, and several of the boys would like to
write. The brethren and sisters were all We.
ry happy to hear your letter. and think
some OF them will write TO you soon Ine
mission family are all we'll, and send their
respects to YOU have not written all wan
ted 10 do, but dear Brother. you will please
to excuse me, as ] write ia haste. From
your sincere sister in the land, &c.
The Rev. D Cocker, one Of the colored
people, who went out with the colon'sts 10
the coast Of Africa, mentions in bis journal
transmitted to this country, that SPANISH
ship was recently captured, having on board
four hundred sinues--lo prevent their falling
INTO the hands OF the captors. the Spanish
crew mixed poison in their vic,uals, which
destroyed all but sir
Behold the road to happiness rows OF trees
on each side uniting at the top, form beau
tful arbor-See woman is strewIng II With
howers--bow sweet--how refreshing the
smell--see too the Temple of happiness.
built Of the purest alabaster--its white columns
rise amidst the green foilage-it stands upon
a foundation Of adamant-Its interior is one
large and spacious dome, around which are
set many jewels Of uncommon lusire-name-
ly-virue ru,h--loye--sff ection- friend
ship and innumerabIe others But in the cen.
ire, is one, far brighter than all the rest-it
sheds no single ray-but one vast volume Of
uncrealed light, surprising in bril!iancy the
sun ltsef-yei mild as the moon beam: IL
peuetra ,es-hls. and surrounds every part OF
the spacious dome-and rejecting, all the
colors of the rainbow, fit, gu,ver and stream
with Pickering radiance-This jewel is Re.
liglon-under It's power, age assumes the
freshness Of youlh--new beau.ies are added
to the blu.h of lose-con,entment sports
around, and The placid smile OF real pleasure
sits upon every lip-ard l'ghiens every coun-
Ge-eae.
Scientific Sagaeity In the winter Of 1890,
as number of boys were skating on a lake,
in remote part of Yorkshire, (Eng.) the ice
happened TO break al considerable distance
from the Shore and one OF them unfortunately
tell in. No house was near, where ropes or
the assistance of more aged handslcould be
procured, and the boys were AFRAID 10 venture
forward TO save their struggling companion,
from natural dread that where the ice had
gwen way, It might give way again, aud in.
volse more Of them in jeopardy. In this a.
farming emergency, one Of them of more sa.
gsciiy than the rest suggested an expedient,
Which, for its scientific conception. would
have done honor to the boy hood Of Watt or
an Archmedes. He might probably remem.
Der having seen that while plank placed
perpendicularly on hn ice will burst through,
the same plank, il placed horizontally along
the ice, will be firmly borne. and afford even
safe footing applying. with great ings nuity
and presence of mind, the obvious priLciple
Of tbs difference to The danger before them,
be proposed to his companions that they
should lay themselves fat along the ice, in .
line one behind another, aud each push for
ward the boy before him, till they reached
the hole where their playmate was still plum
ling, heroicslly volunteering to be the first in
The chain. The plan was instantly adopted.
and, to the great joy of the boys and their gal.
liant leader, they succeeded in rescuing their
companion from wa,ery grave, alta moment
when, overcome by terror and exertion, he
wa. unable to make another effort 10 save him
self-Reader, excuse tear Of gratitude. The
name Of the boy saved was-REusEN PERCY.
Assault Mr.. Charles, editor Of the Mis-.
sour Gazette, was violently assaulted in the
street OF St. Louis by Mr.. Isaac N. Henry one
of the editors OF the 81. Louis Enquirer, and
received several blows with heavy cudgel.
The Rev Joseph Plggot, was in company
with Mr.. Charles, and endeavoied 10 separate
the combatants, when Mr. Wharton Rectos
drew pistol from his pocket. and declared
he would blow him through il be inferiered.
The assaiJant is represented as young man.
and Dir. Charles as an old man. A coniro-
versy had arisen between III. m respecting The
candidates for the late Convention. Mr.. L.
was an opponent OF slasery.
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