The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-06-15

From the Trenton Emporium.
"LOOK n SECOND TINE"

there was an awful scowl on the face of the
sky, and the clouds were rolled together in
long furrows, through which fierce flashes
Of lightning CLEANED every minute. The
wind swept by in gusts which bent the
trees almost to the ground and the melan-
choly shrek of distant night birds, and the
moaning howl OF the forest became every
moment more and more distinct, when
reached the steps ofmy grandfather's, aud
bursting through the door, threw myself
into the entry, as if the very fiends that ride
on the storm through many fearful nurse
ry tale, had me by the heels.
The old gentleman, who claimed as his
especial privilege quiet house in the e.
venngs, and who had been disturbed by the
rude assault, came in terrible hurry to the
entry, with his spectacles in one hand and
his pipe in the other, and discovering that
| was the author Of the disturbance, before
| had time quietly TO gather myselfup and
escape into the chimney corner, saluted me
with the unwelcome-"G 60 to bed Bob, -
that had a thousand times exerted all my
ingenuity to avoid, and never heard with
out heavy heart.
To have sat an hour by the cheerful fire.
ed the smoke as it curled peacefully round
my grandfather's nose, would have compos-
ed the tumult ofmy bosom, and restored the
tranquility ofmy nerves but ! had no alter
native after the command was given, but to
obey land accordingly, with fear and trem-
bling, made my way in the dark to my bed
chamber, the dreadful forms Of ghosts and
gobins rising to my fancy at every step.
| approached in silence the door Of the
room; opened it cautiously q flash oflight-
ming that moment glared through the win
dows and 10 4! a gigantic figure of a man,
with slouched hat drawn over his eyes,
stood Immediately before Inc at the bed
side.
With a shrill ejaculation, and q back
ward leap, found myself laundering heals
over head down stars in an instant, and
] fairly brought TO at the foot, q hundred
| times more frightened than hurt. The
family was round me directly; and the
cause of my alarm extorted from me. The
servants armed themselves all the shov-
els, tongs, and poke.s were put in instant
reqnisition and solemn parade took
place, headed by my grandfather, to the
scene of action where the first thing that
met the eye, was a coat and hat hung care
lessly oil the bed post the mistake was all
unraveIled the servants laughed and
my grandfather put on long face and
said grayely," always look second time,
Bob"
| | remembered Il as one might suppose
would ; and even longer perhaps than my
grandfather expected, for it happened a
while after that he got tired Of his single
life; for he was widower; and as old
hawks like young fish, he took it into his
head to marry girl of twenty; it was a
gay game for an old beau to play, but my
| grand father brought her home, and made
her mistress of the house. His domestic
government was overturned in fortnight;
his pipe broken and his velvet small clothes
and silver shoe buckles exchanged for
broadcloth and boots the quiet of his e.
venings was gone, and as met him es-
Gaping up stairs ono night from tho din Of
mus,c and rout, could not but return by
way of dischargng the interest Of the debt
| owed him" Always look second time,
Sir"
It's a good thing to "look second time
occasionally "a, at a note before you in
dorse it at story before you believe it !;
at a bargain before you strike hands, and
at the means Of payment before you run in
debt and ii is sometimes well too, to
look a second time" at ones practice be-
fere making professions. For in all these
things and a hundred more, find grown
people fall into blunders quite as ready as
young ones.
AGRIcuLruRE.-Thc soil ofevcry coun-
try, and the bringing to the utmost pertec-
tion its various productions, are the foun-
dations OF all wealth and prosperity. You
might as well hope to see the human body
in active motion when palsy had reached
the heart, or tree flourishing after its
roots were decayed, as expect to see ma.
nuiactures, or arts, or industry of any de-
scription progressive, when agriculture has
declined.
| -..~ANe.---
| WOMAN.
| There was once doubt Of an equality in
intellectual powers. This doubt has been
| ~