The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-08-29


more truly heart-rending and deplorahle
tnan OF female who has found every wsn
anticipated and every reasonable wish rrat-
lhed under the paternal root, with the warm
confidence ofyouth, to repose on the bosom
OF affection, but finding her confidence bc-
trayed, her affection sighted, and herself
with helpless offspring, left to STRUGGLE
VITA unkindness, poverty and want. -fSnch,
alas! IS too often the case in this world of
uncertainty, where we find, mixed with the
klndest blessings of our Heavenly Father.
faith. ''i04'se COL
In my boyish days, when every thing was
nflght and sunny, and pleasures sported in
beautiful perspective before NE, some
tiAcs wandered to u neighborino farm
mouse TO pass an idle hour with its lovely
ana innocent inmates, who were as thouoLt-
Tess ana cheerful as myself Amono these
beautiful girls was one more advanced ina are
than the rest, whose modesty and BLOOMING
beauty was the admiration and envy of the
village throng. Twenty winters have nass-
ed over my head, since saw her sporting
on the green, and yet, at this distant day. I
| cannot recollect her sylph-like form. her
spnghtly manner, and her af!ectionnte smile
with out thrill of delight.
Ellza's hand had been often solicited nv
those whose fortunes we're much superior to
her own, hut none were able to win her
| heart About her twentieth wear. she met
at friends, young gentleman who had
recently come to reside in the neiobbor-
hood: his figure was elegant his features
regular, and his whole appearance sucb. as
at lirst sight, was calculated to exile the
q
susceptible girl. He was fippant hold
and even boisterous; which, to ore LITTLE
acquainted with the world, mipht Indicate
a great degree of spirit; but q WINS IN fact
nothing but the cbullition Of an irritable
and petulant temper. To this man Fila
became most passionately attached-he
offered her his hand, and il was accentad
IN opposition to the advice and entrcatjes
of her parents.
1t was about this time left the paternal
f9oI' ana new scenes and Increasing cares
almost obliterated the beautiful Fli5a from
my recollection. -
During one ofthe Indictment nights of our
NeW-England winters, was called to an
obscure part of the ca, to visit profession
any poor and helpless wretch, who was
Pihing with disease produced by intemper-
ance. AS sat by the bed of the sufferer.
neard, IN an adjoining room, the voice Of
lelnale, pleading, with preaf a., --.-.,a.---z-5
~; Z I, area TO be the employer
OF her husband. "For heavens sake.n She
sad, " do keep back every cent Won can of
his earnings mot a shilling that enters lis
pocket ever finds its way here The tin
ping shop and tavern takes all-it is hard,
ana perhaps, wrong, to speak of ones hus-
band thus The time was when did not
belleVe 1t possible but what am | to do
where am to seek sustenance; clothinr
and fuel for these my freezing and starving
children! But, my dear SIR" she contin
ued: her sobs almost suffocating her, this
Is but small part Of what suffer. Oh!I
could sustain myself under poverty and
want; could live with him cheerfuiIv and
affectionately under all the vicissitudes of
fortune, IT could only receive the love and
kindness which is Il Wife's due"
Inquired the name of her who had so
strongly excited my sympathy; in moment
the beautiful Eliza fitted before my mind
she, who at twenty was so beautiful, so
aitectonate and SO happy, that angels miubt
almost have envied her lot. arose with
an lndlstlnct feeling that | should meet
something which my youthful n!iad was
wont to contemplate with such deIirbt. I
entered the room, but what did sec ?-the
shadow Of her whose early dawn was tbo
promise of earthly bliss. Would TO God il
had never been my lot to have thus en-
countered her, who, III youth, had left such
a magic and undying spell on my mind.
Observations on The Hair Horn, (Goyd,sis
.4q'tdtacuS LlR?) by M George Chiffon,
IN a letter tosLr. Mitchell, dated .4pr;t %,
1901
During my residence in the country, to-
wards the latter end of autumn last, met.
for the first time, with the wutcr-worrn
known among the country people by the
name of hair snake. Curiosity, together
with the common notion of its beinr pro-
duced by the action of the sun uDon n
horse-haIr stepped in water, induced me to
examine it; for which purpose | confined
1t in Il bason of water for the space of n
week or more, during which time was NOT
little grataied with the activity it discoy
| cred in swimming about, but could perceive
no change respecting it, except that il
grew languid, or less lively, which sup
posed to be owing to u want of fresh water.
Shortly after this / procured another
from spring bath, in field, which | Sc
cured also for the purpose Of examination,
by putting it in a bason Of water. Ailer
amusing myself with it awhile, left it
On my return, after being absent about
half an hour, was surprised with the sight
OF something in the act of proceeding from
one of its ends resembling u piece Of very
fine white thread. | immediately began
to conjecture that it might be one of its
young. 1t seemed in length about half an
inch. In the course of an hour it made its
way about haitian inch further. left it in
this situation, and returned in about an
hour, when | found it wholly expelled, w.
ing coiled up at the bottom of the bason.
Expecting to find some symptoms of life
about it, examined it with ali the iainute
ness was capable of, but was disappoint-
ed. On taking it out Of the water, found
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