Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-08-09
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The following beautiful summary Of the en-.
jOymenis OF thisl sacred spot, is extracted from
the deservedly popular novel "De We're" now
N The Martinsburg Library. The Hero is DIS
| eribed as approaching bis native place after q
long absence:
"a CLEAN Of satisfaction
broke in upon him, which every one
has more or less experienced on return
ing to his home; that magic word
which has such a charm in it to all.
that he must be lost indeed, to whom
il does not bring some comfort. For
there is not, IN the whole range OF
moral observation, any thing so preg
nant with satisfaction or interest, rs
the associations that cling to this simple
word. Shelter, If not independence Of
Of all that may he without, together
with the qualification of all the chart
ties that are within. are the general
notions which here lay hold OF US
These are not confined TO any rank, or
any nation, to any scale of enjoy
ments, or any degree of wealth. On
the contrary. the more moderate the
home, the greater the chance for those
peaceful re Elections. upon which the
whole value of il depends If "
the poor man thinks himself a man;
il ever his mind is erect, or his man
ners softened, it is at horne. 1t is
there he feel. himself Gods creature
equally with his master; il is there
that he may laugh at the struggles
of ambition, which, if even success
fui, can give no more than the power
he has already OF fancying himself
supreme in his own little domain.
Hence it is not marble, nor gold,
nor crowds of followers, that form
any part of the value Of its treasure,
hat the self sulicing spiri, which it
calls up, and which ina moral sense,
equ1ls us with monarchs.
That this ID true, is proved by every
man who has ever found pleasure in
the silent hour, when he shuts out the
world to v with himself Nor
do | know o more enviable sensation
than his, who, with his thoughts at
peace, turns the key Of bis chamber,
upon tkc struggles of men, and while
the lords Of kingdoms quarrel with
fortune for not giving them a wider
rule, says to his own heart, within
the precinct OF perhaps a few square
feet, "Hsre am l lord of myself"
Mahogany The Mahogany Tree
cannot be excelied in msgnifcence
and grandeur of appearance by any OF
the known productions of the earth OF
it's class, and could the largest ofthe oak
which species is usually styled the king
Of the forest, be exhibited 10 competi
ton, it would dwindle TO insignifoance
in the comparison, the enormous size
and height Of the trunk, the uncommon
spread ofthe branches, the space of
ground occupied by the roots altogether
convey to the mind the idea, that it
was designed by Nature for the use OF
a race, of more colossal proportionthan
the present; the ingenuity and peFsev,
france of man has, however, obvIated
all the difficulties and reduced the al
most apparent impossibiity of appro
priating to his use, a tree which, it
would appear, has, by Nature, been
made OF too great a size TO re brought
within his power. Commerce has al
so made mahogany, from being an sr
ticle scarcely known, 10 be of one of
necessity throughout Europe, aud great
part of America. This tree belongs
to the class Decandria Monogynia,
and IN botany is described "Swietenia
meet. tubulo.um, 10 dentatem, Caps
liguosa, 5 Valris, Sem. imbricala,
margine membranacco"
IL becomes almost impossible TO give
The more minute circumstances attend
ing the growth OF this valuable and
much used tree, as ito progress TO ma
turity is scarcely percepuble within the
life of man; but as far as u limited
observation will allow Us to form an
opinion, not less than an average pc
riod OF taUo hundred gears can be al
lowed as the time of It's coming 10 full
growth, or fit for cutting.
Various and differing are the con
lectures relative to the first use and dis
covery of this beautiful wood. nor is