The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-07-24

TOO early, indeed, 10 be cousisen; with a be-
coming attention to The cultivation oil their
minds. The society, I mean by this, that
which is collected into large evening assem-
bIles, Is almost exclusively composed OF the
unmarried young. ought not TO omit re-
mark not merely on the elegance OF the dress
OF these young gay creatures. but what IS far
better on IFS modesty. II may be sometimes
more shewy and costly than is wise or betit-
ting IN the daughters OF republic, but II new
or mocks at decency, as does that OF our Eng
lish ladies', who truly have often put me 10 the
blush for their sex and nation"
The Americans are very good takers,
an admirable listeners understand perfectly
the exchange Of knowledge. for which they
employ conversation and employ il solely. "
g 1t was finally answered by an American
citizento an European who, looking round him,
exclaimed Yes this is all well. You
have all the vulgar and the substantial, but |
look In vain for the ornamental Where are
your ruins and your poetry - g There are
our ruins," replied the Republican pointing TO
revolutionary soldier who was turning up
the g lebe and then extending his hand over
the plain that stretched before them, smiling
with luxuraDt farms, and little villas, peepins
out from beds oil tress-" there is our pOefrs
" There is something truly sublime 10 the
water scenery of America her lakes, spread
! ing into inland seas, their vast deep, and pure
waters, rejecting back the azure Of heaven,
untainted with cloud her rivers, collecting
the waters of hills and plains interminable
! rolling their massy volumes for thousands OF
miles, now broken into cataracls 10 which the
nob!est cascades of the old hemisphere are
those Of rivuIe,s, and then sweep down their
broad channels to the lar-uf ocean, the treasu-
res of world
g The mode in which the contents Of the
post bag are usually distributed through the
less populOus districts, bad often before anus
ed me. remember, when taking cross cut
IN queer sort of caravan, bound for some
settlement on the southern shore Of Lake Erie,
observing, with no small surprise, the opera
tons OF our charioeer paper flung to the
night hand, and anon paper flung TO the left,
where no sight 0. sound bespoke the presence
OF human beings. asked if The bears were
curious Of news upon which was informed,
that there was settler in the neigbourhood,
who ought 10 have been on the look out, or
! some Of his children for him. But when
don't find them ready, throw the paper IN
der tree and | warrant you they'll look
sharp enough TO find it they're always curl
Gus Of news in these wild pars;" and curious
enough they seemed, for not catin did we
pass that newspaper was not flung from The
hand of this enlghlener to the wilderness.
In the debate Of the British House Of Commons
of The 23d May, Oh the mitigation of the punish
ment offorgery, DR.. Washington related the fol-
| lowing anecdote -
! About Is years ago, boy between Is and
16 years of age, passed by the Old Bailey while
man was executed for forgery; the boys char
acter up to that period was free from all blame :;
! he asked what the man was executed for, and was
informed and in the course of that same day he
went home and committed forgery himself Hay-
! ing been tried for the offence he was convicted.
but afterwards saved, or certificate from the
Ordinary that he was not fit to take the Sacra-
ment-so little effect has the punishment ofdeath
on the human mind"