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The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1827-12-29
TzzE REPOSITORY.
From he Atlantic Sourenu', for 1873.
TIE STEP-MoTEER.
CONC LIZ DED. J

From childhood he had discovered an irrita-
bic and sensitive cast vi mind this tcmpera-
ment had been increased by a studlous and Sc
dentary life Hi, father, who saws in his close
application. the promise Of future greatness,
urged him forward with in;ldlcious zeal, some
times exciting him by praise and at Others de
pressing him by censure- For many years he
was hlest with the fostering, patient. and tender
care OF a mother, and when chilled by his ia
Tiers sternness, or eXasperated by his own irri-
table passions, still there was one being on
whose lap he could lay his head and rest in
peace; her influence was like the dew Of hra
ven, ierIllzlng and enrichinr his heart with eve
ry generous emotion. Her health was delicate.
and she was often threatened with pulmonary
complaints. When these became seated. and
her son marked the hectic flush Of her check,
when he saw her labourng and struggling for
breath. he felt that without her life would be
joyless And to him il proved so; when she
breathed her last. he became more allied to the
dead than the living. He spent hours nv the
side OF her grave-he dreamed of hcrand awoke
with the persuasion that she was present
There was probably something of insanity in
this state of feeling-but his father had never
understood his character, and was ignorant of
the workings of his mind He saw that he was
eccentric. but he had always supposed that &C.
centrlclty belonged to genius; and he was not
surprised that his son should devate from the
beaten path 1t was not till he saw his health
falling that he experienced any parental solicit
tude; he then consulted the most skilfnl physi-
clans. they at once perceived that the mind was
the seat OF the disease. and recommended sea
voyage and change Of scene. The father was
readily reconced to this measure as he felt that
he could more easily reveal bv writing than per
sonal communication. secret which for some
weeks had rembled on his tongue He wa, on
the eve of marrying again and an indesc able
and indefinite fear of the effect it might pro
dure upon the hewiltered inn ginaton Of his
son. had induced him most iuindicious|y to keep
him entirely ignorant of hi, intentions He was
aware that though sufficient time had rltnspd
slnce The death Of his wife, to satisfy the decent
requirements OF society, Ills son still s}xeIt on
her image with al! the-ftr.our Of flial affection:
that ne chung to her memory with the freshness
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when he should return. The plcasantcst room
in the house Was to be- hist was ad Joining
hers; this arrangement would enable her to
watch over his sleeping as we'll as waking hours
II his disorder, sad She, : is nind diseased
what can administer to II like affection? there
are no chords Of the heart, continued she, that
sympathy counot touch and though the sound
may be uloufnul and low, still it IS mu>c'
A toot>tcp WAS heard IN the cntry-it vhrat
ed on the fathers ear, he rushed to the door
and b"hcld his son.
And what has brought You back 50 soon
my chid?" SAID he rs he embraced bun.
DrNaux loused wildly at him. :" Aly muthcr"
he exclaimed IN a hurried tone
/ will conduct YOU to her. said his father
She is 50 gentle and good you cannot help low
ing her
He led the way, and his son iJowed; the Ia
dy received HIM with more than kindness; her
heart was melted, and she embraced him with
tenderness nearly allied to that emotion with
which a mother welcomes her first born Per
haps She thought OF her own son, her beautiful,
her brave for Sic sobbed aloud The young
man stood .casling-it was too dark TO di>tn
guish hl, features; az length he exclaimed, ii is
hard, but 50 much the more worthy the sacri-
fee, an rushing toward her, he drew dagger
FROM his bosom and aimed it at her heart Ills
u
fl! ai.Aiy;y, and arrested his arm just as the
blow was aIuicl.
1t Would be painful to describe the paroxvsm
that seized him at his defeated project. 1t was
IN tic rayIngs OF madness that he revealed the
solemn VOW he had made TO sacrifice this No-
man to the memory Of his mother He swore
it by lrghtlul oaths. There was bat one re
source for the unhappy father, and this was to
place him in az asylum for unatcs Twice lie
had attempted to escape and been immediately
discovered-bnt the last attempt had been sac
cesstul and with cunning that in madness of
ten seems to supply the place OF reason. he eIud
ed the vigilance of the keeper, and rushed f. his
fathers house. Most happily, both his father
and mother we're at The time on a. jourlry-he
cautiously sought her chamber and explored the
house.
Probably the absence of his intended victim
southed the dellrum Of his nIlnd--he grew calm
aud talked nationally. repre-, cnting the cruel
treatment he had received, and pleading his per
feet SANITY in connected Il manner that the
old domestic who had remained to take care Of
the house willingly furnished him with means to
escape Iic prov ctd for him a horse and port
manteau, and the Young gentleman left home
with the idea of ping from confinement, and
a vague expectation of mrr'ing the innocent
victim that he had sworn to sacrifice 10 his mo-
Tiers memory.
He had travelled several days. when he was
arrested hv sickness. and conveyed to the Mer-
maid Such was the mrlahcholy relation this
adventure--he sequel now remains TO be told.
De Naux was aIan. restored TO bis place Of
confinement, it WAS evident his disorder had
snroe RI he wac Il,;rc ra;lta
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-10-24
.SAtsCella1rD.
From the AUGUSTA fGeorgia) Chronicle.
BARNEY BLINN-AGAIN.


ooh Barney leave the gals alone
Why Barney leave the gals alone
o, Barney leave the gals alone,
And let them quiet be- old Song.
1t must be acknowledged by every one
who has taken the least trouble to notice,
that the talents and dispositions of men
are exposed more or less, according to the
circumstances under which they live. In
times of public danger, when the dearest
rights of a nation are invaded, and liberty
is trampled under the feet of oppression,
then, and only then, the patriot is seen ris-
ing from the depths Of ignominy; throw
ING off the shackles of hraldom-making
powerful appeals to his fellow sufferers,
and hurting the bolts of vengeance with
tenfold fury upon the myrmidons of tyran-
ny. Had it not been for that sacred decla-
ration of rights, which proclaimed these
United States free, sovereign and indie
pendent, we never had beheld that galaxy
of talent and patriotism which enveloped
the forms of Washington, Franklin, Jetfer-
son, and Adams, and many other philan-
thropic co-workers on the foundation of
liberty. Had not Greece been endangered
by powerful enemy, the voice of Demos
themes would have been mute had it not
been for the secret corruption that was
eating into the very vitals of degenerate
Rome, the wondering eloquence of Cicero
would have been lost in the world /; and,
for the same reason, had not a controversy
existed between Georgia and the General
Government, nobody would ever have
known that there was Barney Blinn liv-
ing among us, armed with the buckler of
patriotism and the thunder of eloquence.
So it is-Barney has arisen from the
shades of obscurity to emblazon the politi-
cal world, and in the Legislative halls, to
breath words of fire." But, as said, the
dispositions and talents of men are accom-
modated to circumstances-so has Barney
under the mighty influence of the blind
god, "fall'n, fall'n from his high estate"
Mark Anthony spurned an imperishable
crown of glory to win the smiles of Cleo
patra, bartered his honor for transient
! bliss, and died on couch of ignominy.
1t is true the political sagacity of Barney
won him many strong friends; he was a
patriot to the very finger nails, and the
steam boats, swapping turtles, &c. looked
upon him as being destined to establish
permanently the inviolable rights of their
native state. The best on the floor or
Congress could not hold a candle to Bar
neyGbut, o, my country !! he was under
the dominion of two pretty gooseberry eyes,
and the fire of patriotism burnt out and
left the cinders of love Alarming as this
intelligence may be to the Troup party, yet
conceive it my bounden duty to inform
them of it as soon as practicable, that they
may drive him from his Calypso as the sage
Mentor did the youthful Telemachus, and
inspire him with Il new and more glorious
spirit.
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any walk down to tavern in the neioh-
nornood. This soon became a maitland
"a. .ne lanlt lmperceptibly grewupen him, I'M
th' 10 the grief of all who knew him, he be-
! came constant lounger about the tavern
ana extremely dissipated. The inevitable
consequence soon followed: he rot into
debt, and his creditors soon stripped him
OF all he had. His poor wife used all her
arts OF persuasion to reclaim him; and she
could not think of using him harshly, for
she loved him even in his degradation, and
ne had always been kind to her. Many
an earnest petition did she proffer to heaven
lor his reformation, and often did she en-
geaVor to work upon his parental feeling.
le olsen Pfo seq to JRap eng tp pd fr
days together and his selections compan
ION began to cherish hope of RETURNING
happiness. But he could endure Il ne
longer" Betsey," said he, as re rose from
his work, "glve me that decanter." These
words pierced her very heart-and seemed
to sound the knell of all her Cherished
hopes but she could not disobey him. He
went to the tavern, and after some persua-
SION ne induced the the landlord to fill the
decanter he returned and placed it in the
window Immediately before him, +" for, %
sad he, Il can face my enemy" With a
ie7oi"Li0h n&ed upon overcoming his per-
nlcious habits, he went earnestly to work
always having the decanter before him;
Dut never touched it. Again he began to
thriVe-and IN a few years he was once
more the owner of his former delightfnl
residence. His children grew I'D and are
now respectable members of society. Old
age came upon Tom, but he always kent
the decanter in the window where he first
putt; and often when his head was silvered
over with age, he would refer to his ocean
ter and laugh heartily at its singular effect,
and he never permitted it to be removed
from that window while he lived, nor was
1t until ne had been consigned to his mar
row home.
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RICE & MILLER

EHATE for sale, this season. the best as
II IL sortment of STOVES ever in this mar
ket. They are of the most approved patterns,
and will be sold wholesale or retail at Furnace
prices. The assortment consists of
Wilson's Parlor, with and without Urns;
Lanes Folding Door Parloy, brass mounted
and plain
do. Hot Air do. do. do.
Wilson's improved Cooking, with round holes
more now in use than of any other kind
Franklin, Box, six and nine Plate Stoves, of
all sizes, made at the Brookfeld Furnace,
the Iron of which is particularly good for
Stoves, being very soft, and, of course,
not liable to crack
Meeting House Stoves Backs and lambs
Fireplace Frames;
Fireplace Crates; Coal Holds, &c. So.
o. R. q NJ. manufacture Cotton Cans,
Funnel, and all kinds of factory work, other
of Tin, Copper or Sheet Iron.
Worcester, Oct 10. Oval
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29oetrp.
THE BETTER LAND.

BY MRS. HEMANs.
{" hear thee speak of better land,
Thou callst its children happy band;
Mother oh, where is that radiant shore =
Shall we not seek it, and weep no more p
Is it where the flower of the orange blows,
And the fire flies glance through the myrtle
boughs p
=" Not there, not there my child !"
@ Is it where the feathery palm trees rise,
And the date grows ripe under sunny skies p
Or midst the green islands of gttcsing seas
Where fragrant forests perfume the breeze,
And strange bright birds on their starry wings,
Bear the rich hues of all glorious things ?"
&c Not there, not there my child"
g Is it far away, in some region old,
Where the rivers wander DER sands Of gold p
Where the burning rays of the ruby shine,
And the diamond lights up the secret mine,
And the pearl CLEANS forth from the choral
strand
Is it there, sweet mother, that better land ?"
=" Not there, not there my child ("
= Eye hath not seen it my gentle boy
Ear hath not heard its deep songs of Joy;
Dreams cannot picture a world so fair
Sorrow and death may not enter there
Time doth not breathe on its fadeless bloom,
For beyond the clouds and beyond the tomb,
1t is there, it is there my child ~
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THE WANDERER.
From the Independent Public Ledger.

FROM tle InuepeH0eHt UOttC LeuS6'
INsrRUcrIvE TALE. We have seldom
heard of a tale of humble life more instruct
i've than that we are about to relate. We
heard the substance of it related by
friend. and have taken the liberty to throw
it into the present shape and lay it before
our readers. It is a fine illustration of
what Franklin so much insisted on, that
Industry and Temperance are almost GER
tain to lead to independence and comfort.
Thomas P, at the age of IS, was
by the the death of his master, turned loose
upon the world to gain a livelihood as
shoemaker. He shouldered his KIT and
went from house to house making the far
mer's leather, or mending his children's
shoes. At length good old man pleased
with TOMS industrious and steady habits,
offered him a small building as shop.
Here Tom applied himself to work with
persevering industry and untiring ardor.
Earlier than the sun he was whistling over
his work. and his hammer song was often
heard until the ''noon of night" lie thus
gained good reputation, and some OF tins
worlds goods. He soon married vlrtu-
Gus female--oue whose KIND disposition
added new joys to his existence, and whose
busy neatness rendered pleasant and com
Portable their little tenement. The time
passed smoothly on--they were blessed
with the smiling pledges of their affection,
and in a few years Tom was the possessor
of a neat little cottage and piece OF land.
This they handsomely improved and it
was evidently the abode of plenty and
felicity. But now Tom began to relax
from his strict habits, and would occasion
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either OF the other specimens, but was only II
yards In length, and we recommend to the So
ciety gratuity of So to Mrs. Hunter
III. On Woollen half Stockings for men, we
award tW the premium to Eliza Nurse, of Bolton
The beautiful products of domestic industry
mere enumerated, comprise but portion OF
the great number exhibited. AS there was no
competition for several OF the premiums gen
erously offered by the Society we recommend
that portion of them be distributed in the fol-
lowing gratuities
10 Mrs Hawkes., for Stockings, ST.
10 Milliscent Kendall, of Templeton, for
do. I
To Mrs. McGregor, N Braintree, for do. |
10 Mrs Hannah H. Wheeler, Of Grafton,
for Hearth Rug, of a peculiarly beauti-
full character, .
To Mrs. Stephen Fay, New Braintree, for
pair of Rose Blankets, 2
10 Ruth P. Munroe, of New Braintree,
for do. q
ISAAC GOODWIN, per order.
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COUNTY aGRICUL-
TUR.4L SOCIETY.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
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WE PART TO MEET AGAIN.

WE PART TO MEET AGAIN.
When the low heart is sad and deep,
And tears are flowing fast;
When memory bids the young heart weep
For moments that are past
Sweet to the soul the whispering
OF hope and promise, when
Fancys soft fairy voices sing,
g We part to meet again
When souls are link d in union sweet,
And sorrows laid to rest,
When radient eyes of meaning meet,
And friendly hands are press'd;
Der scenes like these should fortune fling
The severing storm, oh then
Hopes sweet, enchanting voices sing,
" We part to meet apain."
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lsdaC UUUuWIH, join NJ. EarIe, WOrcoSter
Sylvanus Holbrook, Northbridge; Samuel Da,
man, Holden; William NJ. Benedict, .Niylburg
COMMITTEE
The Committee upon all articles manufac-
tured of Cotton, Wool and Flax, make tho fol
loy1yiur
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Medical LectureS-BoSton.

TIME CHANGED.
ME EDICAL LECTURES of Harvard Col
I'VE lege will beginthe third Wednesday IN
October, at the Medical College, Mason-street,
Boston-tho time having been changed from
the third Wednesday in November, when they
formerly began. WALTER CLAIMING,
Dean Of the Medical FacaLty.
Boston, Sept. 5. 9w36"
The Litchfield County post., 1827-09-27
NEATNEsS AND TASTE.

An esteemed female friend has put into our
hands Sermon, entitled The excellence Of
the female character :" by GARDNER Spring,
Pastor of the Brick Presbyterian Church in
New-York. The sermon is by far the best
article of the kind that we have ever SEEN
1t contains many of the finest drawn traits of
female character; and is full ofvaluable hints
and Instructions, which, if properly attended
to, are calculated, evidently to exaIt females
in the scale of being. The following beauti-
full extract on the subject of neatness and
taste, is peculiarly propriate.--Y Yankee.
"A Christian woman ought to be distin-
guishablc by her simplicity, her neatness, her
ECONOMY, her healthful and becoming attire,
but never by her stiffness and precision. Nor
does the gospel prescribe all ornament in the
article of clothing. 1t does, indeed, prohibit
that prOfusion of ornament which consists in
a studied display of personal decorations and
costly array. But no where does it interdict
that decent regard to external appearance,
which gives responsibility to the female char
acter. A woman without responsibility is
without influence; and without influence she
is without the power of doing good. Nor do
| hesitate to say, that its no part Of the reli
gion of the gospel for female TO be very
scrupuous in avoiding the common modes Of
apparel. believe there is much more anxi-
ETY., aud more attention to dress, aud much
more sin in studiousy avoiding them, than in
naturally falling in with them. Fashions,
which characterize gay and worldly circle.
The Litchfield County post., 1827-09-27
THE INSURRECT1ON {;
OR, SCENES IN JAMAICA.
BY ELIZABETH SHERIDAN CAREY.

!
Stretched upon bed Of plantain leaves, in
a miserable hut on the borders of plantation
near Spanish Town, in Jamaica, lay the al
! most inanimate form Of an aged African wo-
man, who lowered on the verge of that " I'M
| discovered country from whose bourne no
| traveller returns
The midday sun shonc brightly in the blue
vault of heaven, and, darling through the fra
grant branches of the pimentOs that surround
| ed the cottage into the humble doorway, illu-
mined the apartment with glow of splen-
dor that forcibIy contrasted with the misery it
contained. Within the hut all was still but
the deep and painful breathing of the slave,
who was apparently left, without soothing
hand to meet and struggle with the latest
pangs of dissolution. A loose garment ofcal-
leo enveloped the figure of the deserted wo-
man, whose dusky brow was encompassed by
the shadows of death, and in whose sunk and
half closed-eye there occasionally cleaned a
trembling fire of exultati0n, so wild and ftful.
that it seemed like flash of lightning across
stormy ocean, to leave it more dark and
troubled than before but in those moments
her quiyering features rising above the mortal
agony that cOnvulsed her, denoted satisfac-
| ton superior to the terrOrs of the grave
That her thoughts We're intently occupied was
evident from the motion Of her lips, and the
uncOnnectcd words which interrupted the 81
lence of the room. Louisa will be saved"
fatered the negress, land my spirit will be
near her when the cedars of this island shall
fade in the distance of the blue waters" Her
broken and tTemulous voice died away at that
instant, when figure darkened the apart
ment and young negro slave, suddenly ad-
vancing, stood beside her. Viewing her faint
and nearly breathless, he stretched his hands
over her with mute undefinable emotion, and,
raising his burning looks to heaven, stood for
a moment, as if silently invoking the spirits Of
revenge But the wants of his parent were
not neglected in the bitterness of his feelings;
stepping to a corner of the room, he took a
caIabash filed with water, and moistened her
lips with the watchful tenderness Of nurse
administering to an ailing child. Somewhat
revived by the pure freshness of the element,
the dying woman opened her eyes, and fixed
them in affectionate recognition upon the
countenance OF her son.
| Mother" whispered he, / have hasten
ed through danger and difficulty to the place
of your concealment, but here may be eyes
that watch and feet that wander. My time
of suffering will be short, for sweets the fore
taste of revenge, and go to join my kindred
in the path to retribution and glory; but the
duty that child owes TO his parent first calls
upon me, and is not TO be forgotten as the
neeting shadows Of dream. Look up" con
! tinued ho. 10 low but impressive tone. and
The Litchfield County post., 1827-09-27
POUGHKEEPsIE. SHARON.
AND LITCHFIELD
W. ]: at, COACE.

LEAVES Poughkeepsie every Monday, "Wednesday,
and Friday, at O'Clock A. NJ, passes through Sha-
ron, and arrives at Litchfeld the same day, where
it meets the Hartford, New-Haven, and Albany sta
ges.
Leaves Litchfed every Tuesday, Thursday, and
keepsie in time to take the Steamboat for New York
or acknowledgements in this line will arrive in AL
bany the morning after leaving Litchfed in time to
The proprietors Of this line having provided good
coaches and horses and careful drivers, and reduced
the fare, respectfully solicit share Of public patron
age.
Seats taken at BUSH'S, Poughkeepse, and at S.
DEMiNG'S, Ltchiield.
WILLIAM STEVENS g. Co. ProprietorH.
N'B.-Al goods and baggage at the risk OF the
owners. .
June, 1897. h5