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The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1826-10-14
EDUCATION OF WOMEN.


IRON THE NORTH AMERICAN REV tEW.
The cxpclcncy of cultvating the intellect of
man is pretty well settled at tie present day, and
seems difficult to imagine why that Of woman should
be neglected. fit have similar powers and equal
strength, it is as deserving of care, and will repay
care As We'll fit be weaker and narrower, it needs
the more to be strengthened, enlarged, and djsci-
pinned If the purposes of society and of life would
be promoted by the establishment of domestic
Slavery then every spark OF intellectual light il
the female Icot should be carefully exiting ,ished
Just as birds in a cage blinded, that they ma!
not look upon the forests and fields, the blue hea
and the green EARTH and long TO be abroad
upon the air till melancholy should stop thcrsonG-
But religion and policy alike revolt at this Mans
best happiness, like CHARITY, begin, at home, anil,
like that, sapt to stay there and home Is sure 70
be Just what the wife would make it. Now if i
true that woman, who can do any thing be-
sides making pudding OF incnding a stocking,
docs these necessary things less willingly and well,
than one who can do nothing else If II VT ere
true, a, certainly it is not that wife submits 70
conjugal authority, iuet in proportion as Sic is iGro.
rant and untutyA;c', how can the great purpose
OF marriage, the mutual and reciprocal improve
nlcnt of the tuar.A and intellectual natures of tho
sexes, BE promoted 5N,a n,,on upon such ''neGu.'
terms and v!at must we thin:, Of husband as
sen orgueieu,,n.cnt modesto, to wish his wife an
unquestioninE u1esieHca Instead Of sympathy IT
thought. and taste, and feeling |. is something's
urged tlIat, i . ~oman', mind be much enlarged,
and heg taste .nc She is apt to ,lnk differently
L ~ -. l. .,.,
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1826-10-14

trinity, and even yce-therc misanthropy 50
cializes the indIscriminatc cvnlcism of its ma
ture; there the tear Of mercy bedews and blinds
the keen eye of strict and impartial criticism
We gaze on the enc marble before Us, which
feels net. nor hungcrcth, nor urstcti and nor
a'.mlr" tie genius Of one who thought and wrote
and perhaps st"Trnt for immortality-of one
whom the world neglected and mis- iudsrd
The appearance Of the grave yard is Gle
CANT and neat, displaying all kind, Of architcc-
;ura! taste: here is seen the rough sand stone
OF the old puritan, and the light pcerng cone
and cha,tc ohell>k--thc loW " turf Of retiringpo-
verify, and tho %audv monument Of hoascd al
tlucncc-on thi~, mother mourns, in few and
simple words. the bereavement of an only child
on that. exaggerated culogv bellies and rid
| culcs the pretended virtues if would pclpctuatc
on this, beauty is cut oft III its blushin:s ripe
ncss-on that wisdom sinks in the droopiny oil
age. The striking beauty and variety of sur
rounding art. rather fascinatcs than sorrows tlc
heart did expect. my dear friend TO &c here
so!c tll,l y attectcd; to look on the hccavng mar
TO is lingering colrodn@ -to saunter in mourn
full contemplation and attractive DELAYING in
this last common tenement Of lcsll--tlc sad
ch!onlcler OF time and times Victories But
the design Of mcnus-thc skill of art--tEe rock
and the chlsel put away the snpclstitious and
melancholy emotions incidental to the cemete.
~ And why should it not be 500 Why slun
the tomb , WHY dress the last effort of life in
the terror ofGr~pnir? Would we live for cyerr
i life happiness In life, we nate, SANDER, and
even commit murder. In death are We guilty
Of these Docs the nanimatc corsc need raj
mcnt. or food, or drinl>o Does it ask and re
ccvr not no, no Nor raimcnt, nor food. nor
drink. needs tit wants not thcse-it feels no
morc--it smile, no nore--i wcep> no more
In>uIt, dtlmc it, has ii no anger? 1t rcsent> not
Go INTO the dissccting room-see the knife
plunged into the heart-lhe blood lloWs-ts
b!ac; and watcry; not red, no, not red DO no
slrieks unncrve the hand? None, none III is
silent this is silent-aU Is start!
IL marvel to behol,, the aged man
" @tluggIng with s0uou~, RET Of AL the invs
"Ihat cath can give, yet dreadng 10 meet death.
"Ifc IS not terrible, O, no--he comes
"IIkc i kind friend who would provide home
8 10 shelter those he could no longer save
Turn your eve now on the world, i hap
pincss there? look closcir be not dccciycd-
There time miiieW, the Wl:tc,t hlos>om Of hope;
y4utn troops for attainment, old age anent>
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1826-10-14

Il i, The DELIGHT AID charm of literature tha;
i affords U, refuge frorn e!.r tn4!;> lad c"n
lrni;ons VI active h,r
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1826-11-25
TIE REPOSITORY.
FROM BLAckwoon's NAGAzI>K FOR ArGrsr.
HARRY HOWARD AND LUCY Fl ENIlNG

HARRY HOWARD AND LUCY Fl .EAIlNG.
Many tame tradition, embalmed in q few
pathetic verses, lives for ages, while the Ecmo-
~ Of the most pnthetic Incidents to which ge-
us hu, allied general emotion fades like
the mist aud leaves heart rendng grlets undo
piu!ed. liegies and ,iirges might indeed have
N,ll been sung amid the green ruin, of wonder
cottage, that looks now almost Ike fallen wall
at best, the remnants OF a cattle ,tr, shaken
Down KY the Storm Twenty wear, aso-how
short time in national h>torv-how long in
that of private sorrows all tongues were speak
u@ Of the death that there beltll and to have
seen the weeping. YOU would have thought that
lie funeral could never have been forgotten
i'ut ot.p nnw the shepherd on the l.ill and ask
him who lived Of old in that mock. ard chance
i he Knows not even their name, much less the
story of their atilictl0ns That house was
uhahted by Allan Fleming, his wife and an
emily child, known Familiarity in her own small
world by the name of Lucy Of tie Fold. In
almost every vale among the mountains. there
is IT'S peculiar pude-sOn.e. one creature to
whom nature has been especially kind. and
"hosc pc! sonal beauty, sweetness OF disposition,
and fe!t superiority of mind and manner single
her out, unconsciously. as an object of attruc-
ton and praise. making her the Nav day queen
Of the unending year. Such darling Was Lucy
lemlng ere she had finished her thirteenth
year; and strangers, who had heard tell of her
lovelness. often dropped IN as if by accident to
see the beauty of Rydalnerc. Her parent,
rejoiced in their child; nor was there any rra-
son why they should dislike the expression Of
delight and wonder with which so many regard
ed her Shy was she as a woodland bird but as
fond Of her nest too and when there was no.
thing near to disturb her life was almost per
petual hymn From joy to sadness and from
sadness to joy from silence to song. and from
song to silence; from stiffness. like that Of the
butterfly on the flower, TO motion like that of the
same creature waverlng in the sunshine over
the wood-top was to Lucy as welcome change
as the change Of lights and shadows. hreczes
and Gains, in the mountain country of her birth
One summer day. youthful stranger appear
81 at the door of the house. and after an hours
stay, during which Lucy was from home. asked
If they would let him have lodging with them
for a few months-a SINGLE room for bed and
books. and that he would take his meals With
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1826-11-25
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY EVENING,
BY JOHN S. GALLAHER,
At The Office IF The Trgi,Ha Free Press

TERMS-One dollar and fifty cents per annu'n
payable quarterly in advance or one dollar and
twenty-five cents, to be paid at the time Of sub
scrbing. Payment in advance, from distant sub
scrbers, who not known to TIL publisher, will
Invariably be expected. Should payment be defer
red to the end Of the year, ~ v i'll BE required,
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| ,eni"
Thus two summers and two winters wheeled
away into the past; and in the change, upper
cepllhIc from day to day, but glorious at last.
wrought on Lucys nature by communication
! with one so pr"dlgally endowed, scarcely could
her parents believe it was their same child,
except that She was as dutlu as before a
atfectionate, and as fond Of all the familiar
objects. dead or living. round and about her
birth place She had now grown to a womans
stature-tall, though she scarcely seemed So.
except when among her playmatcs; and in her
maturing loveness, fulfilling, and far more than
fulfilling, the fair promise of her childhood
Never once had the young nger-stranger
no more-spoken to daughter, father, or mo
Their, Of hi, love Indeed. for all that he felt
towards Lucy, there must have been some other
word than love Tenderness. which was almost
pty-an affection that was often sad-wonder
at her surprising beauty, nor less at her uncon-
seriousness of It's Decentralization of her spi
ritual qualities, that up to meet lnstruc-
ton as if already formed-and that heart-hroh
bng that strs the blood Of youth when the limo
cent eyes it loves beamlng in the twilight
through smiles. or through tears-these, and L
thousand other feelings, and above all, the ere
alive faculty OF poets soul, now constituted his
very being when Lucy was in hi, presence, nor
forsook him when h. was alone among the
mountains
Atlast it was known through the country that
MIR. ioward-the stranger, the scholar, the
poet, the elegant gentleman, of whom nobody
knew much, but whom every body loved, and
whose father must at least have been lord. was
golng-ln year or ess--to marry the daugll-
ter of Allan Flemlng-lucy of the Fold. D
greet and shame to the parcnts--Ii still living
Of the noble boy O sorrow for himself when
his passion des-Hhcn the dream i, dissolved:
and when, in the place of the angel Of light who
now moves before him, he only child Of
earth, lowly born and long rudry bred, a being
only far as many others are far sister in her
simplicity to maidens no less pleasing than She,
and partaking oil many weaknesses, iralitics and
faults. now unknown to herself in her happiness.
and to him in his love! Was there no enc to
rescue them from such fate-from few
months Of imaginary bliss, and from many years
of real bale ? How could such man as Allan
Fleming, be so infatuated as to sell his child to
tickle youth, who would soon desert her bro
ken hearted Yet kind thoughts wishes, hopes.
and beliefs, prevailed, nor were there wann4
stories Of the olden time, Of low born 1naidens
married to youths Of high estate and raised
from hut to hall, heconin. mothers Of Iordl,
line OF sons, that We're councillors to kings and
princes.
In spring Mr. Howard vert away for &C..
months--it said to the great city of Ion
don-and on his return at midsummer, Incy
was TO be his bride. They parted with t.w
peaceful tears, and though absent, were stilI
together. And now a letter came to the Fold
saying. that before another Sabbath he vonlIhe
At the Fold. few beautiful fields in F.as,lal,.
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-02-07
mote D.l

have 6Ssn c!cGiby informed that the most defective
BOOKS were Withdrawn from the Capitol by Mr.. Cotton
and replaced, partly efthe 400 surplus copies which he
had reserved oi subscribers nd his own private sales
aud partly by having copies rebound Eederick
Mayo CO. itwould almos; Insulting 10 public in
eligence, did such disposition prevail among the
Executive and their adhcrents destroy come be-
tween premises and conclusion, inform tcm that alter
ing The binding OF few books and replacing few others
(Which could no, have exceeded 400 in the whue) was
furnishing 5000 other books of other quality. This,
pronounce, was neither done could have been done IN
the time specified. w w H.
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-02-07
lNoTE e..
Of Council IF The Isl Of .Noreu,ber, 1895.


IN COUNCIL, JSt NOVEMBER 1925.
~ appearing By The report of the committee ofthc Exc
curve appointed by advice Of Council Of the Tth day
Oetooer last TO make tic proper Peter
1''oIn has delivered in the capitol, 5000 copies Of
Helhg New Virginia Justice, whcl beloved TO cor
respond win the requisites of tho Of Assembly, passed
ON Inc th day ofJauuay 1926 And appearing by an
or"ef signed by VIM W. cnng Of date March 23d, 1926
mat tae said Cotton entitled receive the Compensation
or Inc said books is advised tcreupon and in confo-
my With the orders and letters heretofore addressed
em by VIM w. Hcuiug, that do issue in favour
OF the said Peter Cotton for the ofegb thousand two
hundred and City dollars that being the stipulated price
Tor which the said Hesing had contracted 10 deliver the
above mentioned cOpesspf the work aforesaid
coPy-Tes's;S- VIM H. RICHARDSON, c. c,
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-02-07

When .ur Allen, of Mass. demanded that the House
should proceed to the order of the day.
The Speaker replied that the hour being elapsed for
the presentation of resolutions, it order any
member to demand the orders of the days and the
Their discussion of .Mr Humilios call was accordingly
Tor the present, suspended
The House then passei TO the orders of day &C.
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-02-07

NV VitLEANS Jan. ..
The steamboat Putnam, bound from this port for st.
Louis, with cargo Of merchandise, has been snaeged
and sunk near Point Cbicot, and III be entirely lost,
With her cargo; her main deck was about two feet IN
der water when the Magnet passed. and it was feared
that not even her engine would be saved
The ravaees Of the small rox arc becoming serious.
particularly among the blacks
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-02-07

Erccutice Of FirSjaia.-In our solicnle to cerrcct
what we believed erroneous opinions as TO the trne CON
stracton of the transactions between the Executive
and certain Citizens Of this place. we 5avc inadvcrtept
~ made ourselves parties 10 disputes in which orgi
ginaliy, we had no concern. Dir. Henng conceivirg
himself injured by Tie of The reraaks in our last
appeals 10 The liberty of the Press and to ouy
sense Of justice, TO be heard in Isis beha b. Discovering
tha VIC hat msstateJ one circumstance, the fact name
~, that 5000 other books offered TO- and reviewed
by the Executive, feel bound 10 adui the correction
OF the misstatement which he has furnished. For The
severe terms in which he has chosen TO speak Of the ES
cutVe we can only say, that we do not think them
merled by the conduct Of that body. II appears TO US
that The whole question is. IRE, The booGs accented b
The Council Such as unde, me La,c urn oahL In hnre
Tcceircd7 Ii they were il cannot be material whether
5000 copies presented or W either they were
Tor the most part, tie at had be On rejected II
all the bad books thrown out and GOOD books sub
suted then Mi TIC books were good end the law fms
duly complied with. There is no diftrencc except
the slight difference that exists between twecdle DUN
and twcedc dee.
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-02-07

The election in Cumberland supply nr. Crumps va
cancy in the House Of Delegates resulted as follows
For Randolph Harrison 40
WIN. Fitzgerald 100
Mr. Harrison was the late James River Commissioner
and would be important accession the talents Of oy
Assembly.
900
We requested to that james n1Arfarland will
not be candidate for the General Assembly in the county
Of Lunenbure, at the Election.
900
Tie Winohes'er Republican informs dat &c omitted
to give that paper credit for the lines, beaded "Yabins
tons Dirgc" We acknowledge Inc omission and ask par
don FOR it. We did not intend Plagiarism.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-11-18
Yen Dollars Reward.

MY Servant WILLIAM disappeared on Sunday
lVl evening last in most mysterious manner; he is
of bright muatto color has straight dark hair ands 13
OF IA of age stout and well grown, has no part-
cular mark or scar, at present recoected. He wore
away roundabout and pantaloons of olive colored or
brown fusan, striped wastcoat, cotton shirt, pair of
new shoes, and fur hat about he is not known
to have taken with him any other articles Of clothing
than those which he wore away.
WILLIAM has been constantly in the service of Mr..
Hugh Ieddy, baker i'll Alexandria, since 1923, is a
boy of active and Industrious habits, and has been
ally engaged in selling bread for Mr. Teddy and in
delivering it to his customers in town, in which capaci
y he has given entire satisfaction. From his general
good character have to fear he has been
ced away Indianapolis for his departure has been
provoked, (Mr Leddy and he having agreed very wel
and unnatural, his parents servants and in my
own employment. l understand that three yellow
boys or men, who have been bound apprentices to
Mr.. Mills Mr. Jameson, Bakers in this town, went
off on Sunday last, and it is probable my boy may be
in their company
The above reward with all reasonable charges will
be paid for delivering this boy to in Alexandra,
and a liberal compensation made for such infor-
nation may lead to the conviction any free person
who may have been instrumentalin causing his elope
ment BERNARD HOOE.
nov 16-f
UeThe National Intelligencer will publish the above
till forbid, and send their account to this Office.
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hand. it felt like rough granite, but it is only
DE- .,,sr mart, or cuticle, which is hard, the
q = body beneath being nearly as soft as white
, a'.s, and very like it. II was out OF my
:hss ss,o skin the specimen the usual way, I
Y0Ssss gre pot ii thrown on its side, and exca-
is'Y he fish out, cutting it away in large piec-
a''sr he liver was large, and appeared of a ro-
s color. On cutting across the belly, Is or
s's s.r,;Iarinous substances, Of the clearness
. ,.ane arance Of chrystal, slipped out by the
~ . spr they looked like little purses; several
f ,ssn, contained young fishes of about one
: i length. On laying open the gills,
pen na Them covered on the inside with numbers
s'a sssc,s Of half an inch in length, resembling
larger ,.rcer species of bug; also, on the gi!ls,
% !. =, ospecimen Of the sucking fish, 10 inches
pau. he was alive, and skipped out on the floor
p vs. laid my hand upon him. This species
s .ssnn Fish, has no tail, nor appearance OF
q me end where the tail OF fishes generally
w. Song in this species as hard as any part OF
hs.sody. and scolloped. The Sun Fish inha-
D.. The he Ocean, bat very little is known Of its
va u an. Sir, with great respect, your most ODE
Rant and obliged servant,
a'D' 49, WM. M'MILLAN.
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have been received at Ancena, by way of Corfu
This object is statedto have been effected BY
the combined exertions of Karaiskaki, Fabvier
and Panorias, which obliged Redschid Pacha
to retreat.-Letters from Bitoglia, of the 9Th
of September, give likewise intelligence of the
raising ofthe siege of Athens; and those from
Napoli of the oath of August, mention that
Colocotroni had gained some advantages, after
much hard fighting, in The Morea.
London, Oct. l4.-City, tsoeiue o'clock.
The Funds.-The English Funds have been
very steady all the morning, at 80 l-84 for mo-
ney, and 80 s-sa for Account: the transactions
have hitherto been of little importance.
The principal interest in the Foreign Funds
has been greatly excited by the arrival at Ports
mouth of His Maiesty's frigate the Hussar from
Vera Cruz and Havannah, with the Mexican
Minister and specie; with respect TO the guam
tity of specie, it is said to be 10000 dollars
for account IF the Mexican Government, & the
same quantity for merchants account. This
arrival being known before the opening Of the
Foreign house, gave an impetus to the Next
can Bonds, which have gone up to 65aa6. Co.
lombian Bonds left off yesterday at SO l2
and opened this morning at 40 Ia but advanced
to 40 J, Greek Stock is a shade better, being
l4a In Shares, the chief novelty is the great
mprovement in Real de Monte Mining Shares,
which, from 100 dis. at which they have lately
been at, till within these few days, have advan
ced gradually, and are now quoted at from par
to 90 pm. this rise is said to be caused by the
highly favourable accounts which have been
lately received from their agents.
7a0o o'clock.-Conols have had a trihlng i'm
provement, & are 80 $50 for Accounts: Four
per Cents 95 a7-8. Mexican Bonds steady at
659, s; Colombian, Al, All; Peruvian, 80, 81:
Greek, IA
Three o'cloek.-Consols for November, 80 So,
sellers.
A letter from Algers, Of the 9th Of Septem-
Der, states that intelligence of an almost authen,
tic nature was received there, that Major Laing
and all his companions had been assassinated
in the desert by one of the tribes called Twar.
MES.
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JOHN p. PAAAAPS

RITURNEY Ut Inv,
vyruI. continue to attend the superior and inferor
w Courts holden for the Counties OF fauquler,
Prince William and Stafford and the superior Gou1s s
of Chancery for the Fredericksburg os'i.o ". vi
6ce ;s removed to Warrentop, Fauquier County, Va
Any communication from merchants or others at a
distance having claims for collection in the sad Courts
Ill ~ ~. lei, oat,ent;on nov 18-eoT*
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.Sew Books.

JOURNAL Of Third Voyage for the Discovery Of
% Northwest passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific
performed in the years 1924 and 1895 by Captain Par
ry, illustrated with Map, 81 IS
Wheaton's Reports of Cases argued and adiudged
the Supreme Court of the U. States, vol2 90
my. . vol svo, bound and lettered, 90
Chapman's Philadelphia Journal of Medical and
Physical Sciences, No. z, New Series, being the
commencement of vol A.. Per annum 90
The Atlantic Souvenir for 1927, elegantly bound IS
An additional supply of the Souvenir in boards, SO
Wirts Eulogy on Adams and Jefferson, Titles Ser
mon on the same, Mrs Royals Travels, and all the
other new publications, on sale by
PISHEY THOMPSON.
Washington. Nov II
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I.arnD Oil.
Charles Bennett

HAS received and offers for sale his fall FILL IN.
Ill PORI.AITON Of
Best Bndport shad herring seine Irvine, in
casks and bales
Bridport and Shrewsbury shoe thread
Best Dundee oznaburgs
On HAND, FROM RECENT IMpoRTATIoNs--
Flushings, and Devonshre kerseys
3, 1-2, a and IL point blankets
GA, 1914, ia, 1914, 1874 rose do
Fine 5-4 Irish sheetngs
Towelling and table diapers
Irish linens and long lawns
Flag bandanno hdkf's. LIST quality
Russia sheetngs and Ravens duck
Superfne blue and black cloths
Cassinetts, checks and hedtcks
A good assortment of brown and bIeached domes.
tic cottons
So, "a and A. Venetian carpetng
A. fine Ingram do
Hearth rugs and carpet binding
A few pieces black blue, slate, and brown best su-
per6ne bombazettes
DOUBLE GLOS7ER CHEESE, &c.
nov 9--d1w 2aw
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The Leglonary Court of Inquiry
Wirt's Grafton.

w III y y VI oVA0h'
4 DISCOURSE on the Lives and Characters OF Tho
IA mas Jefferson and John Adams, delivered, at the
request ofthe Citizens of Washington, in the Hall OF
Representatives of the United States. on the 18th Oct
1896 by William Writ, Attorney General ofthe Unit
ed States.
Just published, price SO cents, on sale by
PlSHEY THOMPSON.
WASHINGTON November Ia.
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Notice.

Marine Insurance Conapanycf .4leTandrsa.
UyHE Stockholders are hereby notified that an cleo,
4 ton will be held at their Office on Monday the l5ta
day of January nett, commencing at 10 a. NJ and
closing at p NJ for Is Directors to serve tof one
thence ensuing J. b.; NiononLs, 49, ~ -
ar The Transfer Books will be closed on Wednes'
day, 10th January, until the election is over
nov II